The Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Multiple Choice Test

Question 1

Question:    The ancient mariner stopped one of the three men who

1.	were going to attend a wedding
2.	were returning from a wedding
3.	were thin like him
4.	were sailors

Answer:    1

Question 2

Question:    The wedding guest sat on a stone signifying that he was

1.	angry with the ancient mariner
2.	willing to listen to the story
3.	tired and hungry
4.	a young child

Answer:    2

Question 3

Question:    Since the sun came up on the left of the ship we know that it was travelling

1.	North
2.	South
3.	East
4.	West

Answer:    2

Question 4

Question:    While the ancient mariner was narrating the story the wedding guest became impatient because

1.	he wanted to witness the wedding
2.	he wanted to hear the bassoon
3.	he wanted to sail
4.	the storm was approaching

Answer:    1

Question 5

Question:    The ship and the storm-blast are compared to

1.	a boy and his enemy
2.	two friends
3.	two birds
4.	the wedding guest and his friend

Answer:    1

Question 6

Question:    The albatross proved to be lucky for them as

1.	the ship sailed through the ice
2.	the ship stopped
3.	they found food and water
4.	the storm stopped blowing

Answer:    1

Question 7

Question:    The friends that were plaguing the Mariner were the

1.	memories of the heinous act
2.	ghosts of the albatross
3.	sailors of the ship
4.	sounds from the church wedding

Answer:    1

Question 8

Question:    The sailors at first blamed him for killing the albatross. Subsequently they changed their mind because

1.	the fog cleared and the sun shone brightly
2.	the fog and the mist appeared
3.	they reached the Pacific Ocean
4.	the sailors hated the albatross

Answer:    1

Question 9

Question:    Their ship is compared to a painted ship to signify that it was

1.	very beautiful
2.	very still
3.	very lazy
4.	new

Answer:    2

Question 10

Question:    The sailors hung the albatross round the ancient mariner's neck

1.	as a punishment
2.	as a reward
3.	as it was too tired to fly
4.	as it looked like the cross

Answer:    1