View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Lines 409-612.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In lines 79-84, what bargain does Venus try to strike with Adonis?
(a) She will let him explain his feelings if he speaks nicely to her.
(b) She will not tell anyone about it if he will have sex with her.
(c) She will get off of him if he gives her one voluntary kiss.
(d) She will ask the gods to make him immortal if he will be her partner.

2. 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)?
(a) Her heart.
(b) Her arms.
(c) The field.
(d) A ring of flowers.

3. To whom is Venus referring when she brags about being courted by the god of war?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Mars.

4. According to the speaker, what is the one thing that the horse lacks?
(a) Humility.
(b) Rich trappings.
(c) A proud rider.
(d) Independence.

5. 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) Level.
(c) Equal.
(d) Evening.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Venus referring to when she tells Adonis that "The tender spring upon thy tempting lip/ Shows thee unripe" (lines 127-128)?

2. What colors are most prominent in the first 36 stanzas of the poem?

3. To what does the speaker compare Venus finally opening her eyes after her faint?

4. Which technique is used in lines 221 and 222, "And now she weeps, and now she fain would speak/ And now her sobs do her intendments break"?

5. Which technique is used in line 218, "And swelling passion doth provoke a pause"?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 305 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample