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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. Which is the best interpretation of lines 30-31, "And passing even into my purer mind/ With tranquil restoration"?
(a) The speaker made a conscious effort to focus on the memories.
(b) The speaker was often distracted by boredom and negative thoughts.
(c) The memories made the speaker feel calm and refreshed.
(d) Only when the speaker was quiet and still could he perfectly remember the landscape.

2. What modern description might we give of the state that the speaker describes toward the end of the second verse paragraph?
(a) Hypnotic trance.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Unconsciousness.
(d) Hallucination.

3. What techniques are evidence in line 88's phrase "nor mourn nor murmur"?
(a) Antithesis and cacophony.
(b) Consonance and antithesis.
(c) Parallelism and consonance.
(d) Cacophony and parallelism.

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

5. How do the speaker's present emotions compare with his past emotions?
(a) His emotions are now deeper and more overwhelming.
(b) His emotions are now less concealed and secretive.
(c) His emotions are now less complicated and confusing.
(d) His emotions are now more muted and controlled.

Short Answer Questions

1. Line 33's use of the phrase "As have no slight or trivial influence" is an example of which technique?

2. What is the primary rhetorical function of the alliteration in line 65, "Of present pleasure, but with pleasing thoughts"?

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

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

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

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