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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Lines 613-810.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the best definition of "eyne" in line 633, "Nor thy soft hands, sweet lips, and crystal eyne"?
(a) Eyes.
(b) Skin.
(c) Breath.
(d) Voice.

2. What technique is used in line 640, "They that thrive well, take counsel of their friends"?
(a) Paralepsis.
(b) Aphorism.
(c) Antimetabole.
(d) Apostrophe.

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

4. Which techniques are used in lines 267-268, "The bearing earth with his hard hoof he wounds/ Whose hollow womb resounds like heaven’s thunder"?
(a) Onomatopoeia and metaphor.
(b) Alliteration and diacope.
(c) Diacope and onomatopoeia.
(d) Metaphor and alliteration.

5. What technique is used in line 720, "'In night,' quoth she, 'desire sees best of all.'"?
(a) Epigram.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Apostrophe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the best characterization of the connotations of Venus's description of "fountains" (line 234) and "rising hillocks" in her description of the park (line 237)?

2. What color is most prominent in the description of Venus kneeling before Adonis and putting her hand on his cheek?

3. In lines 79-84, what bargain does Venus try to strike with Adonis?

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

5. What technique is used in line 432, "Ear’s deep sweet music, and heart’s deep sore wounding"?

(see the answer key)

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