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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 114-162.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the speaker characterize the daytime activities of humans in the city?
(a) They are pointless.
(b) They are panicked.
(c) They are dangerous.
(d) They are reckless.

2. How does the speaker say nature feels about giving people joy?
(a) Relieved to diminish shared suffering.
(b) Indifferent, because nature has no real choice.
(c) Fortunate to have this honor.
(d) Amused at how easily humans are distracted.

3. 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 understand more thoroughly without using his mind.
(d) He can exercise more discipline without using his will power.

4. Which of the following is not one of the functions of the image of the moon shining on the speaker's sister while she is walking alone?
(a) It is a reminder that the sister's sensual pleasure in nature may fade.
(b) It personifies the moon as another traveler.
(c) It shows that the sister is never truly alone.
(d) It reinforces the importance of immersing oneself in nature.

5. To whom is the apostrophe in lines 57-59 addressed?
(a) The woods.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The hermit.
(d) The river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of confusion does the speaker find himself able to shrug off when he remembers the landscape?

2. What idea is the antecedent of "thus" in line 115 when the speaker says "If I were not thus taught"?

3. What does the speaker say is the best part of a good person's life?

4. Who is the "thou" addressed in line 117?

5. Which is the best definition of "intercourse" in the context of line 134?

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