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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Part I)

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  • Q1
    The Ancient Mariner stopped one of the three wedding guests because…………
    he wanted him to listen to his story
    he wanted him to sit with him
    he wanted to attend the wedding with him
    he wanted to stop him from going to the wedding
    30s
  • Q2
    The wedding guest remarked that he was 'next of kin' which means that ……..
    he had to stand next to the bridegroom during the wedding
    he was a close relation of the bridegroom
    he was next in line to get married
    he was a close relation of the bride
    30s
  • Q3
    'He cannot choose but hear' means………
    the mariner had the choice of not listening to the story of the wedding guest
    the wedding guest was forced to hear the story of the mariner
    the mariner was forced to hear the story of the wedding guest
    the wedding guest had the choice of not listening to the story of the mariner
    30s
  • Q4
    The sun came up upon the left, /Out of the sea came he;'This line tells us that the ship....
    was moving in the northern direction
    was moving towards the south
    was moving in the western direction
    was moving eastwards
    30s
  • Q5
    The Wedding-Guest beat his breast because…………
    the sound of the bassoon announced the arrival of the bride and the start of the wedding ceremony
    he was forced to listen to the Mariner's tale when he wanted to attend the wedding
    he could hear the sound of the bassoon
    the sound of the bassoon meant that the bride had arrived and the wedding ceremony was about to begin and he could not attend it.
    30s
  • Q6
    The storm blast has been described as being tyrannous because……….
    it took complete control of the ship
    the sailors were at its mercy
    it was so fierce that it frightened the sailors
    the storm was very powerful
    30s
  • Q7
    The sailors felt depressed on reaching the land of mist and snow because……
    there was no sign of any living creature
    they were surrounded by icebergs and there seemed to be no sign of life
    everything was grey in colour and they felt very cold
    they felt they would die in that cold weather
    30s
  • Q8
    The sailors were happy to see the albatross because……..
    it split the icebergs around the ship and helped the ship move forward.
    it was a messenger from God and it lifted the fog and mist.
    it gave them hope of survival by splitting the icebergs
    it was the first sign of life and therefore gave them hope that they might survive
    30s
  • Q9
    The two things that happened after the arrival of the albatross were ……
    the ship was pushed out of the land of mist and the ice melted
    the icebergs split and the albatross became friendly with the sailors
    the icebergs split and a strong breeze started blowing
    the albatross started playing with the mariners and ate the food they offered.
    30s
  • Q10
    'It perched for vespers nine' means………
    the albatross was a holy creature
    the albatross would sit on the sail or the mast everyday
    the albatross would appear at a fixed time everyday.
    the ship stopped sailing at nine o'clock every day
    30s
  • Q11
    God save thee, ancient Mariner, /From the fiends that plague thee thus!- Why look'st thou so?' means....
    the mariner wanted to know why the wedding guest was looking so tormented
    the wedding guest wanted to know why the mariner was looking so tormented
    the wedding guest wanted to know whether some creatures were troubling the ancient mariner
    the ancient mariner wanted to know whether something was troubling the wedding guest
    30s
  • Q12
    What of the following describes the Ancient Mariner?
    bright shining eyes
    skinny
    long grey beard
    All of the above
    20s
  • Q13
    What did the wedding guest call the Ancient Mariner in anger?
    loon
    toon
    boon
    goon
    20s
  • Q14
    What figure of speech is "listens like a three years' child"?
    metaphor
    simile
    alliteration
    personification
    20s
  • Q15
    Identify the figure of speech in "below the kirk, below the hill, below the lighthouse top".
    personification
    simile
    repetition
    metaphor
    20s

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