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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 51-113.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do lines 60 and 61 describe with expressions like "recognitions dim and faint"?
(a) Fading memories.
(b) Misunderstandings.
(c) Shallow relationships.
(d) Failing vision.

2. Besides in his heart and mind, where does the speaker say he felt "sensations sweet" when he remembered the landscape (28)?
(a) In his stomach.
(b) In his bones.
(c) In his throat.
(d) In his blood.

3. What kind of image opens the poem?
(a) A tactile image of the grass and tree bark.
(b) An olfactory image of smoke.
(c) An auditory image of the water.
(d) A visual image of the mountains.

4. Which is the best interpretation of lines 30-31, "And passing even into my purer mind/ With tranquil restoration"?
(a) Only when the speaker was quiet and still could he perfectly remember the landscape.
(b) The speaker was often distracted by boredom and negative thoughts.
(c) The speaker made a conscious effort to focus on the memories.
(d) The memories made the speaker feel calm and refreshed.

5. Line 33's use of the phrase "As have no slight or trivial influence" is an example of which technique?
(a) Antithesis.
(b) Litotes.
(c) Anthimeria.
(d) Euphemism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker say is the best part of a good person's life?

2. What is the speaker referring to with the phrase "These beauteous forms" (line 23)?

3. Which technique is used in the phrase "the fever of the world" in line 55?

4. How did the speaker primarily relate to nature when he was younger?

5. To whom is the apostrophe in lines 57-59 addressed?

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