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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, on Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour, July 13, 1798" Lines 114-162.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is most likely to be the intended effect of the repetition and redundancies throughout the first two verse paragraphs?
(a) They demonstrate how the speaker's confusion eases when he is in nature.
(b) They indicate the speaker's hesitation to share such a personal experience.
(c) They emphasize the passage of time and important elements of the scene.
(d) They slow the poem's pace to reflect the speaker's state of mind.

2. How does the speaker say his many excursions in nature impacted his desire to come to this particular landscape with his sister?
(a) His appreciation of the Wye valley is dimmed by other natural scenes he has experienced.
(b) Despite all the time he has already spent in nature, he was still eager to come.
(c) He only came on this trip as a favor to his sister, because he is weary of traveling.
(d) He really only came to the valley to see whether his memories were still accurate.

3. What kind of a thought is "lofty" (131)?
(a) Unrealistic, foolish.
(b) Elevated, high-minded.
(c) Snobbish, conceited.
(d) Ambitious, selfish.

4. What idea is conveyed by the details listed toward the end of the fourth verse paragraph?
(a) Although essentially amoral, nature can still teach humans important lessons.
(b) All things are unified and guided by a single spiritual force.
(c) Nature is far more mysterious than most people understand.
(d) It is natural for people to get more philosophical and less emotional as they age.

5. How long has it been since the speaker was last in this place?
(a) Four years.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Six years.

Short Answer Questions

1. The word "murmur" in line 4 is an example of which technique?

2. In line 142, what word does the speaker use to characterize the kind of pleasure mature people feel in nature?

3. What does the speaker mean when he says he was "'mid the din/ Of towns and cities" (lines 26-27)?

4. Which technique is used in the line 70 phrase "I bounded o'er the mountains"?

5. Which of the following is not one of the functions of the image of the moon shining on the speaker's sister while she is walking alone?

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