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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Mariner ask the Hermit to do?
(a) To repair his boat.
(b) To absolve him of his sins.
(c) To bring him home.
(d) To help him bury his shipmates.

2. By what instrument is the Guest distracted?
(a) A flute.
(b) An oboe.
(c) A bassoon.
(d) A harpsichord.

3. What is a synonym of the word "Rime" in the poem's title?
(a) Skin.
(b) Verse.
(c) Boat.
(d) Ice.

4. From where is the Ship followed?
(a) The Line.
(b) The land of mist and snow.
(c) The Pacific Ocean.
(d) The Mariner's homeland.

5. On what side of the ship does the Sun now set?
(a) The left.
(b) The front.
(c) The back.
(d) The right.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The water is compared to what mystical substance?

3. Thomas Burnet says man must be vigilant of:

4. What other Nature is studied in the poem?

5. What does the Mariner see in the moonlight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Albatross hang around the neck of the Mariner?

2. What seems to be significant about the Guest's compulsion to listen to the Mariner's story?

3. What is meant by "Life-in-Death begins her work on the Mariner?" What is her work?

4. Why is it important for man to remain objective in his studies of the two Natures?

5. What is significant about the lengthy explanation of invisible Spirits towards the end of Part II?

6. Who is responsible for the becalming of the Ship, and how is this known?

7. Why is the Epigraph important to the text of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem?

8. In your own words, briefly describe the polar region. Be sure to include important descriptive details.

9. Why is the human mind "always circled around a knowledge of these things" but never attains such knowledge?

10. Explain the metaphor used in Part IV, regarding the Moon and stars: "they enter unannounced, as lords that are certainly expected, and yet there is a silent joy at their arrival".

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