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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. What does the speaker say is the best part of a good person's life?
(a) Gestures of love and respect from others.
(b) The positive memories created for others.
(c) Small acts of love and kindness performed for others.
(d) Helping others focus on the important aspects of life.

2. In what way does the diction in line 135, "Shall e'er prevail against us," contrast with much of the diction in the rest of the poem?
(a) It is more colloquial.
(b) It is more pejorative.
(c) It is more elevated.
(d) It is more concrete.

3. What kind of tree does the speaker mention being under?
(a) Sycamore.
(b) Chestnut.
(c) Aspen.
(d) Oak.

4. Who is the "thou" addressed in line 117?
(a) God.
(b) The Wye.
(c) The speaker's sister.
(d) The reader.

5. What is the speaker referring to with the phrase "These beauteous forms" (line 23)?
(a) The unripe fruits.
(b) The wreaths of smoke.
(c) The hermit and vagrants.
(d) The entire landscape.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker mean in lines 146 and 147 when he says "If solitude, or fear, or pain, or grief,/ Should be thy portion"?

2. How long has it been since the speaker was last in this place?

3. How did the speaker primarily relate to nature when he was younger?

4. What kind of building is an abbey?

5. How does the speaker say nature feels about giving people joy?

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