Venus and Adonis (Shakespeare poem) Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

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Venus and Adonis (Shakespeare poem) Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

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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 does Venus mean when she says that the stallion stood "like a jade" when he was tied to the tree (line 391)?
(a) He was more valuable before he revealed his rebellious streak.
(b) He was like a broken-down cart horse.
(c) He was as still as a statue.
(d) He was beautiful but not useful.

2. Which technique is used in line 219, "Red cheeks and fiery eyes blaze forth her wrong"?
(a) Imagery.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Apostrophe.
(d) Metaphor.

3. What bird's song heralds the approach of morning?
(a) The sparrow.
(b) The thrush.
(c) The lark.
(d) The robin.

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

5. In lines 896 and 897, "Till cheering up her senses sore dismay’d,/ She tells them ’tis a causeless fantasy," what is the antecedent of "them"?
(a) Sore.
(b) Cheering.
(c) Senses.
(d) Dismay'd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in line 59, " Even so she kiss’d his brow, his cheek, his chin"?

2. What technique is used in line 75, "Still is he sullen, still he lours and frets"?

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

4. Whom does Venus address as a "clear god" (line 860)?

5. What technique is used in lines 19 and 20, "not cloy thy lips with loath’d satiety,/ But rather famish them amid their plenty"?

(see the answer key)

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