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

2. What is emphasized by the diction "appetite" and "feeling" in line 82?
(a) Passionate emotion.
(b) Unthinking selfishness.
(c) Youthful vitality.
(d) Physical sensations.

3. 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 surrounded by crowds and confusion.
(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 often forced to hurry and rush through things.

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

5. What is a "roe" (line 69)?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A deer.
(c) A wild boar.
(d) A fish.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Besides in his heart and mind, where does the speaker say he felt "sensations sweet" when he remembered the landscape (28)?

4. How do the speaker's present emotions compare with his past emotions?

5. What techniques are evidence in line 88's phrase "nor mourn nor murmur"?

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