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

2. What is the best definition of "impels" in the context of line 102?
(a) To limit or define.
(b) To force compliance.
(c) To inspire and improve.
(d) To drive or motivate action.

3. What is implied by the speaker's mention of being here he can no longer hear his sister's voice?
(a) He fears a time when they are no longer best friends.
(b) He might die before her.
(c) He might move far away.
(d) His travels might keep him away for long periods.

4. Which of the following is an examples of the "wild ecstasies" the speaker mentions in line 141?
(a) The moon shining on the sister while she walks alone.
(b) Nature's desire to lead people toward joy.
(c) The wild light in the sister's eyes.
(d) The rash judgments nature will protect the sister against.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the speaker say his many excursions in nature impacted his desire to come to this particular landscape with his sister?

2. What idea is conveyed by the details listed toward the end of the fourth verse paragraph?

3. What "still sad music" does the speaker hear when he looks at the landscape (93)?

4. What techniques are evident in "the shooting lights/ Of thy wild eyes"?

5. Which technique is used in the line 70 phrase "I bounded o'er the mountains"?

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