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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Lines 811-1008.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Adonis feel after Venus falls unconscious?
(a) Amused.
(b) Skeptical.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Satisfied.

2. Which is the best definition of "even" in Venus's question "What hour is this? or morn or weary even" (line 495)?
(a) At the same time.
(b) Equal.
(c) Evening.
(d) Level.

3. In line 868, "She hearkens for his hounds and for his horn," which technique best conveys Venus's straining to hear a quiet, far-off sound?
(a) Diction.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Tone.

4. Which is the best definition of "stillitory" in line 443, "For from the stillitory of thy face excelling"?
(a) Perfumed breath.
(b) A vessel used in distillation.
(c) A place where statues are displayed.
(d) A lecture instilling religious belief.

5. When Adonis tells Venus "Remove your siege from my unyielding heart," what metaphor used earlier in the poem does this recall (line 423)?
(a) Venus's comparison of Adonis to Narcissus and her warning about Narcissus's fate.
(b) The description of the silent struggle between Venus and Adonis as a "war" of looks.
(c) The comparison of the stallion's steamy breath to a fiery furnace of passion.
(d) Venus trying to persuade Adonis by bragging about having conquered the god of war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the most reasonable interpretation of Venus's characterization of Adonis as having a "mermaid's voice" (line 429)?

2. What does the speaker compare to caves?

3. What event causes the speaker to say that "The night of sorrow now is turn’d to day" (line 481)?

4. What causes Venus to fall to the ground, unconscious?

5. What technique is used in lines 401 and 402, "Who is so faint that dare not be so bold/ To touch the fire, the weather being cold?"

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