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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. What is the "jennet" that appears in line 260?
(a) A fox.
(b) A flower.
(c) A bird.
(d) A horse.

2. When Venus and Adonis are on the ground kissing in lines 547-558, what is Venus being compared to?
(a) A predatory wild animal.
(b) A soldier on the field of battle.
(c) A greedy child at the table.
(d) A destructive storm at sea.

3. Which techniques are used in line 838, "love is wise in folly foolish witty"?
(a) Anthimeria, oxymoron, and paradox.
(b) Analogy, paradox, and anthimeria.
(c) Paradox, oxymoron, and chiasmus.
(d) Chiasmus, anthimeria, and analogy.

4. What does Adonis mean when he tells Venus that she can stop her tears and flattery, because in his heart, "they make no batt’ry" (line 426).
(a) Her tears and flattery are incapable of sustaining love in any lasting way.
(b) Her tears and flattery do not spark a fire in his heart.
(c) Her tears and flattery are like an assault and can cause him physical harm.
(d) Her tears and flattery cannot break down the walls around his heart.

5. How does Adonis view romantic love?
(a) He thinks it elevates a person spiritually.
(b) He thinks it is chaotic and burdensome,
(c) He thinks it should be reserved for marriage.
(d) He thinks it is frightening and dangerous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adonis tell Venus is the only thing he could love?

2. What is making the sounds referred to in lines 847 and 848, "For who hath she to spend the night withal,/ But idle sounds resembling parasites"?

3. What critique does the speaker offer of Venus's song?

4. What "circuit" is Venus referring to when she tells Adonis "I have hemm’d thee here/ Within the circuit of this ivory pale" (lines 229-230)?

5. What metaphorical comparison is introduced when the horse crushes the bit?

(see the answer key)

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