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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "One Art" lines 1-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In lines 2 and 3, "so many things seem filled with the intent/ to be lost that their loss is no disaster," what is the antecedent of the word "their"?
(a) Intent.
(b) Lost.
(c) Many.
(d) Things.

2. How many refrains does "One Art" contain?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. What does the speaker use in line 5 as an example of a common lost object?
(a) Keys.
(b) Socks.
(c) Pens.
(d) Glasses.

4. What kind of metrical foot is the most frequent in "One Art"?
(a) Dibrach.
(b) Trochee.
(c) Spondee.
(d) Iamb.

5. Stanzas four through six have which techniques in common?
(a) Second person and imperative mood.
(b) First person and imperative mood.
(c) First person and indicative mood.
(d) Second person and indicative mood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the meaning of the word "fluster" in line 4?

2. What is a reasonable statement to make about the effect of the enjambment in lines 8 and 9, "places, and names, and where it was you meant/ to travel"?

3. What is the format of "One Art"?

4. In line 7, "Then practice losing farther, losing faster," rhythm is created through which devices?

5. Which is a reasonable statement of how the punctuation and syntax of the final stanza affect the stanza's tone?

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