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

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

3. What kind of building is an abbey?
(a) A monastery or convent.
(b) A castle.
(c) A country home.
(d) A cathedral.

4. What does the speaker mean when he says he was "'mid the din/ Of towns and cities" (lines 26-27)?
(a) In the city, he was often forced to hurry and rush through things.
(b) In the city, he was often tired and hungry.
(c) In the city, he was surrounded by loud, unpleasant noise.
(d) In the city, he was surrounded by crowds and confusion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Tintern Abbey"?

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

3. What are "copses" (line 14)?

4. What kind of image opens the poem?

5. What is the name of the river the speaker is near?

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