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

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

3. The word "murmur" in line 4 is an example of which technique?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Pejorative diction.
(c) Vernacular diction.
(d) Oxymoron.

4. What paradox does the speaker introduce at the end of the second verse paragraph?
(a) He can move more quickly without using his body.
(b) He can understand more thoroughly without using his mind.
(c) He can exercise more discipline without using his will power.
(d) He can see more clearly without using his vision.

5. 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) Helping others focus on the important aspects of life.
(d) The positive memories created for others.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the river the speaker is near?

3. What kind of tree does the speaker mention being under?

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

5. What does the speaker mean when he says he was "'mid the din/ Of towns and cities" (lines 26-27)?

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