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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the fragrant brilliance of what does the subject of "Animula" take pleasure?
(a) The lapping waters of the river.
(b) The Christmas tree.
(c) The shine and jingle of a set of keys.
(d) The flickering candle.

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

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

4. What disordered objects are left in a dusty room in "Animula"?
(a) Threads.
(b) Papers.
(c) Shillings.
(d) Clothes.

5. At what does the subject of "Animula" grasp?
(a) Kisses and toys.
(b) Tables and chairs.
(c) Hands and feet.
(d) Forks and knives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reader implored not to hope to find behind the white well in the third Landscape?

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

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

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

5. Where are children's voices heard in the Landscape of New Hampshire?

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