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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is the most reasonable interpretation of the speaker's line 19 mention of "some uncertain notice"?
(a) The trees obscure his vision.
(b) He is not sure whether he is imagining the smoke.
(c) The smoke's meaning is unclear.
(d) The trees are unaware of the people beneath them.

2. Line 33's use of the phrase "As have no slight or trivial influence" is an example of which technique?
(a) Antithesis.
(b) Euphemism.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Anthimeria.

3. Which of the following describes the term "pastoral farms" (line 16)?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Pleonasm.
(d) Paradox.

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

5. 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) Litotes, anaphora.
(c) Assonance, sibilance.
(d) Anaphora, assonance.

6. What is the speaker referring to with the phrase "These beauteous forms" (line 23)?
(a) The unripe fruits.
(b) The wreaths of smoke.
(c) The entire landscape.
(d) The hermit and vagrants.

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

8. What does the speaker say is the best part of a good person's life?
(a) Gestures of love and respect from others.
(b) Small acts of love and kindness performed for others.
(c) The positive memories created for others.
(d) Helping others focus on the important aspects of life.

9. What modern description might we give of the state that the speaker describes toward the end of the second verse paragraph?
(a) Meditation.
(b) Unconsciousness.
(c) Hypnotic trance.
(d) Hallucination.

10. What kind of confusion does the speaker find himself able to shrug off when he remembers the landscape?
(a) Confusion about his relationships.
(b) Confusion about why the world is the way it is.
(c) Confusion about his own ambitions.
(d) Confusion about the difference between philosophy and experience.

11. What are "copses" (line 14)?
(a) Shallow dips in the landscape.
(b) Spots of contrasting color.
(c) Stands of trees and brush.
(d) The decayed remains of buildings.

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

13. Which is most likely to be the intended effect of the repetition and redundancies throughout the first two verse paragraphs?
(a) They demonstrate how the speaker's confusion eases when he is in nature.
(b) They slow the poem's pace to reflect the speaker's state of mind.
(c) They emphasize the passage of time and important elements of the scene.
(d) They indicate the speaker's hesitation to share such a personal experience.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of image opens the poem?

2. What paradox does the speaker introduce at the end of the second verse paragraph?

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

4. Besides in his heart and mind, where does the speaker say he felt "sensations sweet" when he remembered the landscape (28)?

5. Which is the best definition of "sportive" in the context of line 16?

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