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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Lines 1-82.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"?
(a) Gerard Manley Hopkins.
(b) William Wordsworth.
(c) John Donne.
(d) Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

2. How many men does the Mariner meet?
(a) Four.
(b) Twelve.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

3. What is the purpose of the notes?
(a) To direct the reader's attention to the poem's meter.
(b) Clarification of the poem's meaning.
(c) To add mystery to the poem.
(d) Historical information about seafaring in the 18th century.

4. What is the relationship between the Guest and the Bridegroom?
(a) Co-workers.
(b) Close friends.
(c) Next of kin.
(d) Distant cousins.

5. Who is the original author of the poem's Epigraph?
(a) Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
(b) Seamus Heaney.
(c) Thomas Burnet.
(d) William Butler Yeats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Hermit instruct the Mariner to teach others?

2. How long is the poem's Epigraph?

3. At what time of day does the Albatross die?

4. How many of the men does the Mariner stop?

5. What is the main theme of the poem?

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