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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. In line 26, how does the speaker characterize the rooms he has been in in the city?
(a) "Secluded."
(b) "Lonely."
(c) "Dim."
(d) "Darkened."

2. 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 often tired and hungry.
(b) In the city, he was surrounded by loud, unpleasant noise.
(c) In the city, he was often forced to hurry and rush through things.
(d) In the city, he was surrounded by crowds and confusion.

3. Which is the best interpretation of lines 30-31, "And passing even into my purer mind/ With tranquil restoration"?
(a) Only when the speaker was quiet and still could he perfectly remember the landscape.
(b) The memories made the speaker feel calm and refreshed.
(c) The speaker was often distracted by boredom and negative thoughts.
(d) The speaker made a conscious effort to focus on the memories.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of image opens the poem?

2. Lines 18 and 19, "Sent up, in silence, from among the trees!/ With some uncertain notice, as might seem," contain which two techniques?

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

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

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

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