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

2. Who is the "thou" addressed in line 117?
(a) The reader.
(b) The speaker's sister.
(c) The Wye.
(d) God.

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

4. Lines 18 and 19, "Sent up, in silence, from among the trees!/ With some uncertain notice, as might seem," contain which two techniques?
(a) Sibilance, litotes.
(b) Anaphora, assonance.
(c) Litotes, anaphora.
(d) Assonance, sibilance.

5. Which technique is used in the line 70 phrase "I bounded o'er the mountains"?
(a) Elision.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Platitude.
(d) Euphemism.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the speaker say nature feels about giving people joy?

2. What does the speaker say is the best part of a good person's life?

3. Which is the best definition of the word "vain" in the context of line 52?

4. According to lines 136 and 137, what do people like the speaker have a "cheerful faith" in?

5. What is the best definition of "cataract" in the context of line 78?

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