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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 kind of tree does the speaker mention being under?
(a) Chestnut.
(b) Sycamore.
(c) Aspen.
(d) Oak.

2. What is the "remoter charm" that the speaker mentions in line 83?
(a) The attraction of far-away places.
(b) The pleasure of philosophical thought.
(c) The excitement of discovery.
(d) The bittersweet feeling of nostalgia.

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

4. What technique is employed when the speaker calls the view "food" for future years (line 66)?
(a) Euphemism.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Verbal irony.
(d) Metaphor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the most reasonable interpretation of the speaker's line 19 mention of "some uncertain notice"?

2. What is emphasized by the unusual word order in line 78's "What then I was"?

3. What is a "roe" (line 69)?

4. What do lines 60 and 61 describe with expressions like "recognitions dim and faint"?

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

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