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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) Equal.
(c) At the same time.
(d) Level.

3. What does Venus compare Adonis to in line 8?
(a) A flower.
(b) The sun.
(c) A stallion.
(d) A stag.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Adonis planning to do when he is accosted by Venus?

2. When Venus and Adonis are on the ground kissing in lines 547-558, what is Venus being compared to?

3. What causes Venus to fall to the ground, unconscious?

4. When Venus asks Adonis "Is thine own heart to thine own face affected?" whose story is she alluding to (157)?

5. What does Adonis do just before he turns his head away from Venus's kiss?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the comparison made between Adonis's mouth and a "red morn" (line 453).

2. What point is Adonis making with the metaphor "Who plucks the bud before one leaf put forth?" (line 416)?

3. How do Venus and Adonis end up on the ground together?

4. What happens when Adonis tries to get back on his horse and leave?

5. In lines 131 and 132, what does Venus mean when she tells Adonis that "Fair flowers that are not gather’d in their prime/ Rot, and consume themselves in little time"?

6. What does Venus convey in the speech about her senses that begins in line 433, "Had I no eyes but ears"?

7. What plan does Adonis share with Venus just as she is finally about to let him leave her, and how does Venus react?

8. How does Adonis eventually end up kissing Venus?

9. What is Venus's purpose in talking about her relationship with the god of war?

10. What does Venus tell Adonis will "buy" her heart (line 514), and how does she propose that he "seal" the bargain (line 516)?

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