The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Quizzes

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Quiz 1

1 According to Burnet's epigraph, what does man strive but fail to classify?
Works of literature.

Animals and plants.

Woman's beauty.

Spiritual beings.
2 According to Burnet's epigraph, why must man attempt to understand the infinite?
To prove to himself that he exists.

To maintain a sense of balance between the ordinary and sublime.

To earn a place in heaven.

To end his curse of compulsive storytelling.
3 Where does the poem's initial encounter occur?
In the open air.

Inside a chapel.

At sea.

At a wedding reception.
4 Which of the following does NOT describe the Ancient Mariner?
Unnaturally old.

Sprightly.

With a crazed look in his eye.

Skinny.
5 The Wedding Guest is on his way to (do) what?
Propose to his beloved.

A wedding reception.

A wedding ceremony.

Divorce proceedings.
6 Why does the Ancient Mariner stop the Wedding Guest and not one of his companions?
The Wedding Guest asks the Ancient Mariner for directions.

His instinct tells him whom to stop.

The Wedding Guest is the most distracted and therefore the easiest to reel in.

He chooses his audience at random.
7 Why does the Wedding Guest eventually sit down to hear the Ancient Mariner's tale?
He is tickled by the Ancient Mariner's antics.

He pities the Ancient Mariner.

He feels compelled to do so.

He is not expected at the wedding anyway.
8 The ship sailed calmly and contently until:
A ghost ship appeared on the horizon.

An albatross suddenly landed on the prow.

The sun began to set.

It crossed the equator.
9 Other than "rhyme," what is the meaning of the word "rime?"
An original model of a printing press.

An ice formation.

The peel of a fruit or vegetable.

Limbo.
10 Which of the following adjectives does NOT describe the strange world into which the sailors are blown?
Icy.

Impenetrable.

Silent.

Desolate.
11 What is an albatross?
A pagan spirit.

A variety of water-snake.

A Christian spirit.

A variety of bird.
12 How did the sailors react when they first spotted the Albatross?
They mistook it for an angel.

They dropped dead suddenly.

They hailed it in God's name.

They were sure it was a bad omen.
13 What happened shortly after the Albatross appeared?
The ice caved in from above, killing the ship's captain.

The ice cracked and the ship was able to steer through.

The Ancient Mariner fell into the sea like lead.

Slimy creatures appeared in the water surrounding the boat.
14 What accompanied the ship along with the Albatross?
Wind and mist.

Evil spirits.

Fog and snow.

Mermaids.
15 How did the sailors treat the Albatross?
Kindly: they worshipped it as though it was Christ himself.

Kindly: they fed it and played with it.

Cautiously: they made sure to stay well away from it.

Cruelly: they chained it to the mast.
16 Why did the Ancient Mariner shoot the Albatross?
We are never told.

He was mentally unsound.

He thought it was an evil spirit.

He was starving and killed it for food.
17 What happened shortly after the Ancient Mariner shot the Albatross?
A ghost ship appeared on the horizon.

The wind died and the mist disappeared.

The sun set and the stars rushed out.

The Ancient Mariner's eye began to "glitter."
18 Why couldn't the ship sail any further?
The sails became inexplicably tattered.

There was no more wind.

It sprang a leak and began to sink.

It was anchored to the bottom by ice.
19 What was the sailors' initial reaction after the Ancient Mariner killed the Albatross?
They praised him for making the mist disappear.

They gave it a proper burial at sea.

They blamed him for making the wind die.

They plucked and cooked it immediately.
20 What was the sailors' second reaction after the Ancient Mariner killed the Albatross?
They mutinied against the ship's captain.

They ignored the entire incident.

They blamed him for making the wind die.

They praised him for making the mist disappear.
21 Why were the sailors so thirsty?
The sun became unbearably hot and there was no drinkable water.

They fell prey to a curse that made them remain thirsty, no matter how much they drank.

They fell prey to a curse that prevented them from keeping down liquids.

The Albatross's blood had contaminated their drinking water.
22 What sort of creatures appeared in the water after the Albatross's death?
Albatross-like.

Beautiful yet frightening.

Slimy and revolting.

Gorgeous and magical.
23 What did the sailors dream was causing their plight?
An angel of God sent to punish them for their sins.

A cruel member of their crew.

A spirit from their native land.

A spirit from the icy world.
24 What did the sailors do with the Albatross's corpse?
They hung it around the Ancient Mariner's neck.

They ate it.

They hung it from the main mast for good luck.

They dropped it into the sea, where it sank like lead.
25 What is a liminal space?
A place or state between two opposing places or states.

In Christianity, the realm to which the unbaptized or righteous are sent after death.

An image seen in front of one's eyes after staring at the sun.

An ice formation.

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