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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Landscapes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Greek god does the speaker in "Sweeney Erect" insist be displayed above him in the poem's second stanza?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Aeolus.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Ares.

2. At what times does the speaker of "Animula" ask others to pray on the behalf of "us"?
(a) Now and at the hour of our death.
(b) At our birth and at our death.
(c) Now and at the hour of our birth.
(d) Now and for all eternity.

3. Over what do multitudes weep, as reported in the final stanza of A Cooking Egg?
(a) Fear and loathing.
(b) Beer and bread.
(c) Crumpets and scones.
(d) Tea and biscuits.

4. Whom does the speaker in "Sweeney Erect" cite as saying that "The lengthened shadow of a man / Is history"?
(a) Tennyson.
(b) Arnold.
(c) Dilthey.
(d) Emerson.

5. Where are children's voices heard in the Landscape of New Hampshire?
(a) The front yard.
(b) The orchard.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The dining hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whose hand does the simple soul issue in "Animula"?

2. Who is said to be on the bed in "Sweeney Erect", curving backward and clutching at her sides?

3. What lies on the table in the first stanza of "A Cooking Egg"?

4. What image is used as a metaphor in the second Landscape?

5. Behind what does the "small soul" of "Animula" curl up?

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