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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lines 103-124.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator note a man will have from his seafaring (l. 42)?
(a) Solace.
(b) Surprise.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Sorrow.

2. Per the narrator, what must a man do "before he must be on his way" (ll. 74-79)?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Act.
(c) Eat.
(d) Pack.

3. Per the narrator, what "is the best eulogy" (ll. 72-73)?
(a) The piles of plenty.
(b) The sturdiest statue.
(c) The praise of posterity.
(d) The largest grave-marker.

4. The descriptor “greedy and hungry” (l. 62) modifies which of the following?
(a) My spirit.
(b) My breast.
(c) The sea-flood.
(d) Me.

5. To what end does the narrator note he is driven (ll. 36-38)?
(a) That he might seek a foreign land.
(b) That he might seek a new fruit stand.
(c) That he might seek his own homeland.
(d) That he might seek a finer brand.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes foundations as which of the following (l. 104)?

2. To which of the following does "the greybeard" refer (l. 92)?

3. In line 110, “steadfast in its promises, pure in its ways,” how many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are present?

4. In line 29, “proud and puffed up with wine, what I, weary,” how many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are present?

5. Which of the following does the narrator “come to know / on the keel of a ship” (ll. 5-6)?

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