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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Lines 224-291.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do the Mariner's shipmates "drop down dead"?
(a) At the rising of the sun.
(b) At the rising of the moon.
(c) When the scary ship leaves.
(d) At the setting of the sun.

2. What objects are at the Mariner's feet during his suffering in Part IV?
(a) The dead.
(b) The sea creatures.
(c) Books.
(d) Death and Life-in-Death.

3. In what direction is the Mariner looking when he spots something at the Line?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) East.

4. What two Natures does Thomas Burnet say there are?
(a) Visible and invisible.
(b) Human and spiritual.
(c) Animal and human.
(d) Ancient and young.

5. What is the "Line"?
(a) North America.
(b) The equator.
(c) The edge of the world.
(d) A trading port.

Short Answer Questions

1. After describing the arrival of the Albatross and its interaction with the crew, the Mariner begins to look intensely uncomfortable. Why?

2. When the ship reaches the Line, what is over the mast at noon?

3. What is the relationship between the Guest and the Bridegroom?

4. Who is the original author of the poem's Epigraph?

5. What does the Guest fear at the beginning of Part IV?

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