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

2. Who is the author of "Tintern Abbey"?
(a) William Wordsworth.
(b) John Keats.
(c) Percy Bysshe Shelley.
(d) Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

3. 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 more muted and controlled.
(c) His emotions are now less complicated and confusing.
(d) His emotions are now less concealed and secretive.

4. Which is the best definition of "sportive" in the context of line 16?
(a) Competitive to the point of aggression.
(b) Ungovernable, unmanageable.
(c) Of or related to sports.
(d) Carried away by playful emotion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has it been since the speaker was last in this place?

2. Which techniques are used in lines 139-140 "And let the misty mountain-winds be free/ To blow against thee: and, in after years"?

3. What does the speaker compare his sister's future mind to in line 142?

4. The word "murmur" in line 4 is an example of which technique?

5. What technique is used in the phrase "green pastoral landscape"?

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