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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. To whom is the poem dedicated?
(a) Anne Hathaway.
(b) Elizabeth I.
(c) The Earl of Southampton.
(d) James I.

2. Which is the best definition of "stillitory" in line 443, "For from the stillitory of thy face excelling"?
(a) A lecture instilling religious belief.
(b) Perfumed breath.
(c) A place where statues are displayed.
(d) A vessel used in distillation.

3. What techniques are used in lines 417 and 418, "If springing things be any jot diminish’d,/ They wither in their prime, prove nothing worth"?
(a) Inversion and contraction.
(b) Personification and inversion.
(c) Contraction and simile.
(d) Simile and personification.

4. Which is the best definition for "Fondling" as used in line 229?
(a) Lost one.
(b) Savior.
(c) Beloved.
(d) Stubborn one.

5. What does Venus call "heavenly moisture" in line 64?
(a) Adonis's tears.
(b) The dew on the flowers.
(c) Adonis's breath.
(d) Her own kisses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of human does Venus compare the boar to?

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)?

3. What technique is used in lines 401 and 402, "Who is so faint that dare not be so bold/ To touch the fire, the weather being cold?"

4. What is Venus compared to when she hears the sound of the hunting dogs baying?

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

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