The Paper Nautilus Quizzes

The Paper Nautilus Quiz 1

1 Authorities' hopes are shaped by
mercenaries

poets

nautili

devils
2 Who is entrapped by teatime fame?
Mercenaries

Authorities

Poets

Writers
3 Commuters are described as
dull

comfortable

friendly

authoritative
4 The shell is
thin

opulent

heavy

broken
5 The souvenir of hope is
comfortable

raw

authoritative

perishable
6 The outside is
glossy white

gray

pink

dull white
7 The inner surface is
matte

dull

ragged

glossy
8 When does the nautilus guard her eggs?
Never

Day

Day and night

Night
9 What does she not do until the eggs hatch?
Eat

Sleep

Speak

Move
10 How many arms does she have?
2

10

4

8
11 What fish is she compared to?
A catfish

A piranha

A clownfish

A devilfish
12 What does she do for the eggs?
Crushes them

Ignores them

Separates them

Hides them
13 She refers to her eggs as
babies

freight

spheres

packages
14 What Greek hero does the poet mention?
Hercules

Paris

Achilles

Ajax
15 What does the crab do to Hercules?
Hinders him

Inspires him

Kills him

Devours him
16 When the eggs are freed,
they die

they leave the shell intact

they make their own shells

they break the shell
17 What creature's nest does the poet mention?
Rat

Wasp

Bee

Bird
18 The chiton-folds are compared to
the Parthenon horse

the wasp nest

the glossy sea

Hercules and his labor
19 What is "the only fortress / strong enough to trust to"?
Love

The sea

Mother

Family
20 The mother's love is
intense

nurturing

obsessive

all of these
21 The nautilus makes her shell for
the commuters

the eggs

the authorities

the crab
22 What best describes the nautilus?
Dedicated

Indifferent

Reserved

Morose
23 The shell is depicted as
heavy

capacious

fragile

ragged
24 The following are themes of the poem except
endurance

religion

maternal love

the sea
25 The eggs
resist against their mother's love

never hatch

are watched intensively

do not break the shell

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