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Quiz about Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Quiz about Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Rime of the Ancient Mariner Trivia Quiz


A quiz on one of my favourite poems-'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

A multiple-choice quiz by lordingtar. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
lordingtar
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
306,257
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
860
Last 3 plays: Guest 47 (6/10), Guest 49 (4/10), Guest 103 (2/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What direction did the mariner and his crew set out in? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What weapon did the mariner kill the albatross with? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. How many people were there in Death's ship?

Answer: (one word)
Question 4 of 10
4. What colour was Nightmare Life-in-Death's skin? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. With what did his shipmates curse the mariner?

Answer: (Part of the body - one word)
Question 6 of 10
6. Whose body stood next to the mariner when sailing back home? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. How many members of the mariner's crew were dead? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who came to rescue the mariner, along with the Pilot and the hermit? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Where did the hermit live? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What does the Pilot's son call the mariner? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 23 2024 : Guest 47: 6/10
Mar 17 2024 : Guest 49: 4/10
Mar 16 2024 : Guest 103: 2/10
Mar 13 2024 : Guest 223: 5/10
Mar 11 2024 : Guest 223: 7/10
Mar 08 2024 : Guest 154: 5/10
Mar 07 2024 : Guest 122: 3/10
Mar 03 2024 : Guest 104: 5/10
Mar 03 2024 : Guest 152: 1/10

Score Distribution

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What direction did the mariner and his crew set out in?

Answer: South

We get to know this from the line 'The sun came up upon the left'. As the sun rises in the east, this implies that to the left of the ship is east. Hence, they are headed southwards.
2. What weapon did the mariner kill the albatross with?

Answer: Crossbow

The mariner stops his narration to the wedding guest. The wedding guest asks the mariner what is haunting him, and the mariner replies that he shot the albatross with his crossbow.
3. How many people were there in Death's ship?

Answer: 2

Death and his companion, Nightmare Life-in-Death were on the ship.
4. What colour was Nightmare Life-in-Death's skin?

Answer: White

Her lips were red, her hair was yellow and her skin was white.
5. With what did his shipmates curse the mariner?

Answer: Eyes

'One after one, by the star dogged moon,
Too quick for groan or sigh
Each turned his face with a ghastly pang,
And cursed me with his eye'
6. Whose body stood next to the mariner when sailing back home?

Answer: His brother's son's

'The body of my brother's son
stood by me, knee to knee
The body and I pulled at one rope
But he said naught to me'
7. How many members of the mariner's crew were dead?

Answer: 200

We get to know this from the lines:
'Four times fifty living men,"
(and I heard nor sigh nor groan)
With heavy thump, a lifeless lump
They dropped down one by one'
8. Who came to rescue the mariner, along with the Pilot and the hermit?

Answer: The pilot's son

The Pilot, his son and the hermit came in a boat to rescue the mariner.
9. Where did the hermit live?

Answer: In a forest

The hermit lived in a forest that 'sloped down to the sea'. He loved talking to mariners and listening to their tales.
10. What does the Pilot's son call the mariner?

Answer: The Devil

When the mariner started rowing the boat, the Pilot's son laughed and said that 'the devil knows how to row'.
Source: Author lordingtar

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