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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. Besides in his heart and mind, where does the speaker say he felt "sensations sweet" when he remembered the landscape (28)?
(a) In his bones.
(b) In his throat.
(c) In his stomach.
(d) In his blood.

2. In line 26, how does the speaker characterize the rooms he has been in in the city?
(a) "Lonely."
(b) "Dim."
(c) "Secluded."
(d) "Darkened."

3. Which sound device is used in line 56, "Have hung upon the beatings of my heart"?
(a) Cacophony.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Sibilance.
(d) Elision.

4. What kind of confusion does the speaker find himself able to shrug off when he remembers the landscape?
(a) Confusion about his relationships.
(b) Confusion about the difference between philosophy and experience.
(c) Confusion about his own ambitions.
(d) Confusion about why the world is the way it is.

5. What "still sad music" does the speaker hear when he looks at the landscape (93)?
(a) The "still sad music of the spheres."
(b) The "still sad music of philosophy."
(c) The "still sad music of humanity."
(d) The "still sad music of the past."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "roe" (line 69)?

2. What do lines 60 and 61 describe with expressions like "recognitions dim and faint"?

3. What technique is employed when the speaker calls the view "food" for future years (line 66)?

4. Which is the best definition of the word "vain" in the context of line 52?

5. What are "copses" (line 14)?

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