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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 51-113.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sets line 22, "The Hermit sits alone," apart from the preceding 21 lines?
(a) Its perspective.
(b) Its length.
(c) Its tone.
(d) Its syntax.

2. What kind of building is an abbey?
(a) A castle.
(b) A country home.
(c) A cathedral.
(d) A monastery or convent.

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

4. How do the speaker's present emotions compare with his past emotions?
(a) His emotions are now deeper and more overwhelming.
(b) His emotions are now less complicated and confusing.
(c) His emotions are now more muted and controlled.
(d) His emotions are now less concealed and secretive.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the best definition of "sublime" in the context of line 38?

3. What kind of image opens the poem?

4. What is the primary rhetorical function of the alliteration in line 65, "Of present pleasure, but with pleasing thoughts"?

5. Which of the following describes the term "pastoral farms" (line 16)?

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