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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 1-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In line 26, how does the speaker characterize the rooms he has been in in the city?
(a) "Dim."
(b) "Lonely."
(c) "Secluded."
(d) "Darkened."

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

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

4. What modern description might we give of the state that the speaker describes toward the end of the second verse paragraph?
(a) Meditation.
(b) Hypnotic trance.
(c) Unconsciousness.
(d) Hallucination.

5. Which is most likely to be the intended effect of the repetition and redundancies throughout the first two verse paragraphs?
(a) They indicate the speaker's hesitation to share such a personal experience.
(b) They demonstrate how the speaker's confusion eases when he is in nature.
(c) They emphasize the passage of time and important elements of the scene.
(d) They slow the poem's pace to reflect the speaker's state of mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lines 18 and 19, "Sent up, in silence, from among the trees!/ With some uncertain notice, as might seem," contain which two techniques?

2. What sets line 22, "The Hermit sits alone," apart from the preceding 21 lines?

3. What kind of building is an abbey?

4. Which is the best definition of "sportive" in the context of line 16?

5. What paradox does the speaker introduce at the end of the second verse paragraph?

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