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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.

Author
lordingtar

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
306,257

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
898

Last 3 plays: Guest 42 (9/10), Guest 166 (8/10), Guest 76 (2/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What direction did the mariner and his crew set out in? Hint

West

North

South

East

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Question 2 of 10

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

Gun

Crossbow

Longbow

He didn't kill the albatross

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Question 3 of 10

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

Answer: (one word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. What colour was Nightmare Life-in-Death's skin? Hint

Peach

Pale brown

White

Black

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Question 5 of 10

5. With what did his shipmates curse the mariner?

Answer: (Part of the body - one word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Whose body stood next to the mariner when sailing back home? Hint

His helmsman's

His brother's

His first mate's

His brother's son's

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Question 7 of 10

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

210

199

200

150

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Question 8 of 10

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

The sheriff

The governor of the town

The pilot's son

The chief mariner

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where did the hermit live? Hint

In a cave by the seaside

In the city

In a forest

In a village 30 miles from the town

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Question 10 of 10

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

Good mariner

Fiend

Saint

The Devil

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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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