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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. Which term best describes the rhyming in lines 13 and 14, "Let maps to other, worlds on worlds have shown,/ Let us possess one world, each hath one, and is one"?
(a) True rhyme.
(b) Identical rhyme.
(c) Eye rhyme.
(d) Slant rhyme.

2. What kind of fear is the speaker referring to in line 9?
(a) An existential fear of purposelessness and loss of meaning.
(b) Jealousy and insecurity about the relationship.
(c) Fear of loneliness and despair.
(d) Fear of the beloved's disapproval.

3. What is the literal meaning of the poem's title?
(a) The good soul.
(b) The good day after.
(c) The good morning.
(d) The good news.

4. Who is the author of "The Good Morrow"?
(a) Henry Vaughan.
(b) John Donne.
(c) Andrew Marvell.
(d) George Herbert.

5. What does the phrase "'Twas so" in line 5 mean?
(a) It confirms that the possibilities outlined in lines 1-4 were actually true.
(b) It creates a shift in time, indicating that lines 5-7 take place in the future.
(c) It introduces the logical consequences of the ideas offered in lines 1-4.
(d) It makes clear that the whole stanza is hypothetical, not a reality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Line 10, "For love, all love of other sights controls," contains an example of which technique?

2. How many lines does "The Good-Morrow" contain?

3. Which technique is used repeatedly in the first quatrain?

4. Which term describes this poem most accurately?

5. In lines 2 and 3, what does the speaker compare himself and his lover to, before their relationship began?

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