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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) Passing from one phase of matter into another.
(b) Complete and total.
(c) To purify or refine.
(d) Transcendent experience.

2. 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.

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

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

5. What does the speaker mean when he says he was "'mid the din/ Of towns and cities" (lines 26-27)?
(a) In the city, he was surrounded by loud, unpleasant noise.
(b) In the city, he was surrounded by crowds and confusion.
(c) In the city, he was often forced to hurry and rush through things.
(d) In the city, he was often tired and hungry.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What modern description might we give of the state that the speaker describes toward the end of the second verse paragraph?

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

5. Who is the author of "Tintern Abbey"?

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