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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. 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 blood.
(c) In his stomach.
(d) In his throat.

2. Line 33's use of the phrase "As have no slight or trivial influence" is an example of which technique?
(a) Euphemism.
(b) Antithesis.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Anthimeria.

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

4. What is the speaker referring to with the phrase "These beauteous forms" (line 23)?
(a) The hermit and vagrants.
(b) The entire landscape.
(c) The wreaths of smoke.
(d) The unripe fruits.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Which is the most reasonable interpretation of the speaker's line 19 mention of "some uncertain notice"?

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