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The Seafarer

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The poem was originally written in?
a)
Latin
b)
Spanish
c)
German
d)
Old English
2.
Which phrase is an accurate description of the sea? 
a)
Harsh, lonely, cold
b)
Mild, comfortable
c)
hot, torturous
d)
Comforting, peaceful 
3.
Most images at the beginning of the poem refer to
a)
coldness
b)
color
c)
animals
d)
heroes
4.

The tone in which the speaker describes earlier times is

a)

objective, because he describes past events as a reporter would

b)

nostalgic, because he speaks with longing for the past

c)

bitter, because he speaks of his former companions with hatred

d)

humorous, because he uses irony to describe the past

5.
The speaker thinks that the world in its present state is
a)
a.  an improvement on the past
b)
a.  not seriously flawed
c)
a.  striving to improve
d)
without glory and honor
6.
Life has taught the speaker that
a)
  worldly glory and power vanish
b)
  fate and God help only sailors
c)
a.  life on land can be exciting
d)
kings reward courageous acts
7.
How does the narrator feel about the sea? 
a)
He hates it and wishes never to return.
b)
He hopes to return to land soon.
c)
It is a challenge, but he is drawn to it. 
d)
He loves it beyond any other life. 
8.

Who is the speaker, what point of view is used?

a)

A seafarer-third person

b)

A monk-second person

c)

A seafarer-first person

d)

A preacher-first person

9.
Which one of the following is not one of "Fate's" three threats?
a)
illness
b)
age
c)
enemy's sword
d)
accident
10.
What does the phrase, " “Treat all the world as the world deserves, / With Love or with hate but never with harm” mean?
a)
you should not have an easy life
b)
do unto others as you would have done unto yourself (the golden rule)
c)
you shouldn't hate others
d)
you shouldn't love others
11.

the narrator claims his tale is true.

a)

true

b)

false

12.
The poem ends with a
a)
 prayer to Thor
b)
 statement of the poet’s beliefs
c)
a.  song of praise for the sea
d)
return to the speaker’s sea story
13.
That “The Seafarer” is an elegy is supported by all of the following assertions except that the
a)
 speaker laments something lost
b)
 poem is filled with a sense of sadness
c)
a.  speaker begs God’s forgiveness
d)
speaker stresses the transience of earthly life
14.

Why did the narrator seem unhappy during his travels?

a)

He wanted to find wealth on his journey but didn't.

b)

He's annoyed by hearing the birds.

c)

He was scared, cold, and lonely.

d)

His ship wrecked against the rocks.

15.

What is another name for Old English?

a)

Germanic English

b)

Anglo-Saxon

c)

Early Modern English

d)

British English

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