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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. Who is the author of "Tintern Abbey"?
(a) William Wordsworth.
(b) Percy Bysshe Shelley.
(c) John Keats.
(d) Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

2. 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) Gestures of love and respect from others.
(d) The positive memories created for others.

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

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

5. Which of the following describes the term "pastoral farms" (line 16)?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Pleonasm.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Oxymoron.

Short Answer Questions

1. In line 26, how does the speaker characterize the rooms he has been in in the city?

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

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

4. How long has it been since the speaker was last in this place?

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

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