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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Good Morrow," lines 1-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Line 10, "For love, all love of other sights controls," contains an example of which technique?
(a) Parallelism.
(b) Polysyndeton.
(c) Diacope.
(d) Epistrophe.

2. To whom is the speaker addressing this poem?
(a) An unknown beloved.
(b) The general reader.
(c) His wife.
(d) Critics of his relationship.

3. How many lines does "The Good-Morrow" contain?
(a) 26.
(b) 23.
(c) 21.
(d) 28.

4. What is the rhyme scheme within each stanza?
(a) ABABABA.
(b) AABBCCC.
(c) ABCABCA.
(d) ABABCCC.

5. What do the poem's final three lines suggest is true about the speaker's and his lover's relationship?
(a) He wishes that she would give as much to the relationship as he does.
(b) The power of their love can overcome any real-world obstacles.
(c) Because they love and give an equal amount, their love is immortal.
(d) Their relationship already feels as if it has gone on forever.

Short Answer Questions

1. Line 11, "And makes one little room an everywhere," contains an example of which technique?

2. What imperfection does line 18 suggest exists in the real northern hemisphere?

3. The mention of the Seven Sleepers in line 4 is an example of which technique?

4. Although the speaker has indicated that each lover is a complete world, where does the diction suggest that each is actually incomplete without the other?

5. In line 1, the speaker uses the word "troth." What does this word mean in this context?

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