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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. Which is the best definition of "sportive" in the context of line 16?
(a) Ungovernable, unmanageable.
(b) Of or related to sports.
(c) Carried away by playful emotion.
(d) Competitive to the point of aggression.

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

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

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

5. Which is the most reasonable interpretation of the speaker's line 19 mention of "some uncertain notice"?
(a) The trees are unaware of the people beneath them.
(b) He is not sure whether he is imagining the smoke.
(c) The trees obscure his vision.
(d) The smoke's meaning is unclear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following describes the term "pastoral farms" (line 16)?

2. Which is the best interpretation of lines 30-31, "And passing even into my purer mind/ With tranquil restoration"?

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

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

5. How long has it been since the speaker was last in this place?

(see the answer key)

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