This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, on Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour, July 13, 1798" Lines 114-162.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the speaker say is the best part of a good person's life?
(a) Gestures of love and respect from others.
(b) Small acts of love and kindness performed for others.
(c) Helping others focus on the important aspects of life.
(d) The positive memories created for others.

2. What does the speaker compare his sister's future mind to in line 142?
(a) A dense forest.
(b) A colorful marketplace.
(c) A rushing river.
(d) A large house.

3. What paradox does the speaker introduce at the end of the second verse paragraph?
(a) He can move more quickly without using his body.
(b) He can see more clearly without using his vision.
(c) He can exercise more discipline without using his will power.
(d) He can understand more thoroughly without using his mind.

4. What is the purpose of the poem's comparisons of thoughts to food?
(a) They make the point that positive thoughts can sustain and improve life.
(b) They warn against overindulgence in negative thinking and emotions.
(c) They distinguish between things that fuel the mind and things that fuel the body.
(d) They stress the unity of all things in nature, human and nonhuman.

5. Which is the most accurate paraphrase of "Suffer my genial spirits to decay" (116)?
(a) Become more realistic.
(b) Become thoughtful.
(c) Become depressed.
(d) Become less passionate.