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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. Toward the end of the passage, what does Venus say Adonis must do in order for her to release his hand?
(a) Give back her heart.
(b) Kiss her willingly.
(c) Promise not to leave.
(d) Admit that he desires her.

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

3. To what does Venus compare her own lips when she says that Adonis's lips are "sweet seals in my soft lips imprinted" (line 511)?
(a) Wax.
(b) The ocean.
(c) A stamp.
(d) Sand.

4. What is Adonis planning to do when he is accosted by Venus?
(a) Nap.
(b) Pick flowers.
(c) Hunt.
(d) Eat lunch.

5. What technique is used in lines 254 and 255, "Her words are done, her woes the more increasing;/ The time is spent, her object will away"?
(a) Apostrophe.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Parallelism.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. What does Venus compare to an informer and a spy?

3. What does Venus call "heavenly moisture" in line 64?

4. What does Venus tell Adonis is usually unlike her?

5. Besides being goddess of the moon and the hunt, what significant power was Cynthia believed to possess?

(see the answer key)

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