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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 8 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the statue's face does the traveler describe?
(a) The eyes.
(b) The mouth.
(c) The jaw.
(d) The brow.

2. To whom does Ozymandias address his remarks?
(a) Future civilizations.
(b) Other kings.
(c) His subjects.
(d) His army.

3. Which is the best description of the statue's expression?
(a) Passionate and angry.
(b) Impassive and distant.
(c) Startled and bewildered.
(d) Cold and contemptuous.

4. In lines 6 and 7, "Tell that its sculptor well those passions read/ Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things," what it is that is "stamped," on the "lifeless things"?
(a) The history of a king.
(b) The sculptor's talent.
(c) Personality and emotion.
(d) Physical characteristics.

5. Which technique is evident in line 6, "Tell that its sculptor well those passions read"?
(a) Personification.
(b) Consonance.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Anaphora.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ozymandias's quote imply should be standing around the statue?

2. Which lines contain caesuras?

3. In line 1, what word does the speaker use to describe the land where the traveler has been?

4. What does Ozymandias hope to inspire in his audience?

5. Whose "passions" are referred to in line 6, "Tell that its sculptor well those passions read"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly summarize the action of the poem.

2. Identify the three voices heard in "Ozymandias."

3. How does the epithet that Ozymandias gives himself help the reader understand the intentions behind his quote?

4. Describe the poem's form.

5. How does the poem's setting support its main point?

6. What poetic techniques create impact in the line, "Half sunk a shattered visage lies" (line 4)?

7. What claims does the poem make about the statue's sculptor?

8. Explain the irony of the poem's ending.

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