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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Lines 1009-1194.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does line 972 compare to "many clouds consulting for foul weather"?
(a) The years Venus will live without Adonis.
(b) Venus's emotions.
(c) The events leading to Adonis's death.
(d) The howling dogs.

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

4. Which of the poem's motifs is most clearly illustrated by line 41, "Backward she push’d him, as she would be thrust"?
(a) The reversal of expected gender roles.
(b) The contrast between passion and virtue.
(c) Adonis's unnatural lack of desire.
(d) The difference between lust and love.

5. What technique is used in lines 629 and 630, "The thorny brambles and embracing bushes/ As fearful of him, part"?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Personification.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Venus's main criticism of chastity?

2. What does Venus compare Adonis to in line 8?

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

4. How does the speaker characterize Venus's lapse into unconsciousness?

5. What does Adonis tell Venus he primarily objects to about her professions of love?

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