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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 114-162.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the speaker say his many excursions in nature impacted his desire to come to this particular landscape with his sister?
(a) His appreciation of the Wye valley is dimmed by other natural scenes he has experienced.
(b) He really only came to the valley to see whether his memories were still accurate.
(c) He only came on this trip as a favor to his sister, because he is weary of traveling.
(d) Despite all the time he has already spent in nature, he was still eager to come.

2. What kind of image opens the poem?
(a) An olfactory image of smoke.
(b) A tactile image of the grass and tree bark.
(c) An auditory image of the water.
(d) A visual image of the mountains.

3. What is the "remoter charm" that the speaker mentions in line 83?
(a) The excitement of discovery.
(b) The pleasure of philosophical thought.
(c) The attraction of far-away places.
(d) The bittersweet feeling of nostalgia.

4. What techniques are evident in "the shooting lights/ Of thy wild eyes"?
(a) Juxtaposition and imagery.
(b) Imagery and assonance.
(c) Simile and juxtaposition.
(d) Assonance and simile.

5. In line 75, what word does the speaker use to characterize his boyhood pleasures?
(a) "Heedless."
(b) "Sweeter."
(c) "Coarser."
(d) "Foolish."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the speaker referring to with the phrase "These beauteous forms" (line 23)?

2. Which of the following is an examples of the "wild ecstasies" the speaker mentions in line 141?

3. What kind of a thought is "lofty" (131)?

4. Which of the following is not one of the functions of the image of the moon shining on the speaker's sister while she is walking alone?

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

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