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

2. What kind of a thought is "lofty" (131)?
(a) Elevated, high-minded.
(b) Snobbish, conceited.
(c) Unrealistic, foolish.
(d) Ambitious, selfish.

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

4. What is the primary rhetorical function of the alliteration in line 65, "Of present pleasure, but with pleasing thoughts"?
(a) It connects the present to the future.
(b) It distinguishes between the poet's senses and thoughts.
(c) It stresses the speaker's serene state of mind.
(d) It creates a rhythmic tone that mimics footsteps.

5. What sets line 22, "The Hermit sits alone," apart from the preceding 21 lines?
(a) Its length.
(b) Its syntax.
(c) Its tone.
(d) Its perspective.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of confusion does the speaker find himself able to shrug off when he remembers the landscape?

2. To whom is the apostrophe in lines 57-59 addressed?

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

4. What "still sad music" does the speaker hear when he looks at the landscape (93)?

5. "My dear, dear Friend" contains an example of which technique?

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