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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 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.

2. Between which lines does the poem use "light rhyme"?
(a) A and B.
(b) B and D.
(c) A and C.
(d) B and C.

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

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

5. To whom is the poem dedicated?
(a) The poet's spouse.
(b) Christ.
(c) A Victorian minister.
(d) Matthew Arnold.

Short Answer Questions

1. In line 5, what does the speaker claim the bird is feeling?

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

3. What technique is employed in the line 9 phrase "oh, air, pride, plume, here"?

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

5. What is the common name of the titular bird?

(see the answer key)

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