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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. Which word is enjambed at the end of line 1 and the beginning of line 2?
(a) Daylight.
(b) Morning.
(c) Kingdom.
(d) Minion.

2. In lines 5 and 6, what is the bird's motion compared to?
(a) A swing.
(b) A ball being thrown.
(c) An ice skater.
(d) An arrow.

3. Where is the volta of "The Windhover"?
(a) Between lines 8 and 9.
(b) Between lines 12 and 13.
(c) Between lines 4 and 5.
(d) Between lines 11 and 12.

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

5. What would it mean to have "Rebuffed the big wind" (line 7)?
(a) To have stood up to and turned away its advance.
(b) To have abruptly and rudely responded to it.
(c) To have brushed against its force and been knocked back.
(d) To have used rapid movements to shine or polish it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What device is evident in line 10's "the fire that breaks from thee then"?

2. What is "sillion" (line 12)?

3. What techniques are evident in the phrase "Rebuffed the big wind" (line 7)?

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

5. What is a "chevalier" (line 11)?

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