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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 1-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the best definition of "sublime" in the context of line 38?
(a) To purify or refine.
(b) Transcendent experience.
(c) Complete and total.
(d) Passing from one phase of matter into another.

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

3. How long has it been since the speaker was last in this place?
(a) Five years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Seven years.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which is the best definition of "sportive" in the context of line 16?

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

4. Besides in his heart and mind, where does the speaker say he felt "sensations sweet" when he remembered the landscape (28)?

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

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