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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 technique is used in line 431, "Melodious discord, heavenly tune, harsh-sounding"?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Paradox.
(c) Chiasmus.
(d) Anaphora.

2. Whom does Venus address as a "clear god" (line 860)?
(a) The sun.
(b) The morning.
(c) The sky.
(d) The wind.

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

4. What colors are most prominent in the first 36 stanzas of the poem?
(a) White and purple.
(b) Blue and red.
(c) Purple and blue.
(d) Red and white.

5. What is the best definition of "sepulchres" in line 622, "His snout digs sepulchres where’er he goes"?
(a) Graves.
(b) Trenches.
(c) Wounds.
(d) Furrows.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Venus shakes her head and then Adonis's hand, looks at him and then at the ground, what is it most reasonable to infer about her motivation?

2. What does Venus mean when she says, in lines 649 and 650, "For where love reigns, disturbing jealousy/ Doth call himself affection’s sentinel"?

3. What is the "jennet" that appears in line 260?

4. What technique is used in lines 693 and 694, "Ceasing their clamorous cry, till they have singled/ With much ado the cold fault cleanly out"?

5. What does Venus tell Adonis is his "duty" (line 168)?

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