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

2. What is the "remoter charm" that the speaker mentions in line 83?
(a) The pleasure of philosophical thought.
(b) The excitement of discovery.
(c) The attraction of far-away places.
(d) The bittersweet feeling of nostalgia.

3. How does the speaker characterize the daytime activities of humans in the city?
(a) They are dangerous.
(b) They are pointless.
(c) They are panicked.
(d) They are reckless.

4. What kind of image opens the poem?
(a) An olfactory image of smoke.
(b) A visual image of the mountains.
(c) An auditory image of the water.
(d) A tactile image of the grass and tree bark.

5. What are "copses" (line 14)?
(a) The decayed remains of buildings.
(b) Shallow dips in the landscape.
(c) Stands of trees and brush.
(d) Spots of contrasting color.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the best definition of "impels" in the context of line 102?

2. Which is the most accurate paraphrase of "Suffer my genial spirits to decay" (116)?

3. Which technique is employed in line 64, "While here I stand, not only with the sense"?

4. What is the best definition of "cataract" in the context of line 78?

5. Which is the best interpretation of lines 30-31, "And passing even into my purer mind/ With tranquil restoration"?

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