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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 51-113.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the river the speaker is near?
(a) The Severn.
(b) The Dee.
(c) The Wye.
(d) The Thames.

2. Which is the best definition of the word "vain" in the context of line 52?
(a) Conceited, proud.
(b) Foolish, worthless.
(c) Changeable, wavering.
(d) Unsuccessful, doomed to failure.

3. What technique is employed when the speaker says he cannot "paint" the person he used to be?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Synecdoche.

4. What is emphasized by the diction "appetite" and "feeling" in line 82?
(a) Passionate emotion.
(b) Physical sensations.
(c) Unthinking selfishness.
(d) Youthful vitality.

5. What is the best definition of "impels" in the context of line 102?
(a) To drive or motivate action.
(b) To limit or define.
(c) To inspire and improve.
(d) To force compliance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the most reasonable interpretation of the speaker's line 19 mention of "some uncertain notice"?

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

3. What sets line 22, "The Hermit sits alone," apart from the preceding 21 lines?

4. What paradox does the speaker introduce at the end of the second verse paragraph?

5. What modern description might we give of the state that the speaker describes toward the end of the second verse paragraph?

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