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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Windhover," lines 1-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the bird the "dauphin" of (line 2)?
(a) The dawn.
(b) Flight.
(c) Daylight.
(d) The air.

2. What is "sillion" (line 12)?
(a) An uncountable amount.
(b) A type of soil.
(c) The sparkling of a diamond.
(d) Sunshine.

3. Which techniques are evident in the phrase "dapple-dawn-drawn" (line 2)?
(a) Alliteration and internal rhyme.
(b) Internal rhyme and onomatopoeia.
(c) Onomatopoeia and metaphor.
(d) Metaphor and alliteration.

4. What does "shéer plód" mean (line 12)?
(a) Keen and attentive determination.
(b) Slow, boring, repetitive work.
(c) A heavy feeling of apathy.
(d) Clumsy and random movement.

5. In line 5, what does the speaker claim the bird is feeling?
(a) Awe.
(b) Pride.
(c) Anticipation.
(d) Ecstasy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In lines 5 and 6, what is the bird's motion compared to?

2. What would it mean to have "Rebuffed the big wind" (line 7)?

3. What does the word "wimpling" literally mean in the context of line 4?

4. Who is the author of "The Windhover"?

5. Which word is enjambed at the end of line 1 and the beginning of line 2?

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