In Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, why does the Mariner kill the albatross ?

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1. In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” what kind of animal does the Mariner kill ?

   A. A hawk B. A nightingale C. A dove D. An albatross...

2. To whom does the Ancient Mariner tell his story in “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” ?

   A. Coleridge B. Dorothy Wordsworth C. The Wedding Guest D. Life-in-Death...

3. In coleridge’s poem ’The rime of the Ancient Mariner’where were the three gallants going ?

   A. A funeral B. A wedding C. Market D. To the races...

4. In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” who is the “he” referred to in the lines “A sadder and a wiser man\He rose the morrow morn.” ?

   A. Life-in-Death B. The Ancient Mariner C. The Wedding Guest D. The ship’s captain...

5. Who is the author of ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ ?

   A. William Wordsworth B. S. T. Coleridge C. W. Somerset Maugham D. Sir Walter Scott...

6. When was Samuel Taylor Coleridge born ?

   A. November 12, 1762 B. September 8, 1764 C. January 10, 1789 D. October 21, 1772...

7. In which work Samuel Taylor Coleridge introduced the term ’willing suspension of disbelief’ in 1817 ?

   A. Kubla Khan B. Biographia Literaria C. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner D. Christabel...

8. With which other poet did Samuel Taylor Coleridge founded the Romantic movement in English Literature ?

   A. Lord Byron B. Shelley C. William Wordsworth D. John Keats...

9. When did Samuel Taylor Coleridge die ?

   A. 25 July 1834 B. 24 February 1841 C. 22 November 1836 D. 30 April 1822...

10. Which of the following was responsible for Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s mental decline ?

    A. His addiction to opium B. His experiences during the French Revolution C. The end of his friendship with Wordsworth D. His physical battle with gout...