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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long has it been since the speaker was last in this place?
(a) Four years.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Six years.

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

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

5. 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 the difference between philosophy and experience.
(d) Confusion about his own ambitions.

6. In line 26, how does the speaker characterize the rooms he has been in in the city?
(a) "Lonely."
(b) "Darkened."
(c) "Dim."
(d) "Secluded."

7. What is the name of the river the speaker is near?
(a) The Wye.
(b) The Severn.
(c) The Thames.
(d) The Dee.

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

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

10. Besides in his heart and mind, where does the speaker say he felt "sensations sweet" when he remembered the landscape (28)?
(a) In his stomach.
(b) In his blood.
(c) In his throat.
(d) In his bones.

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

12. Who is the author of "Tintern Abbey"?
(a) Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
(b) William Wordsworth.
(c) John Keats.
(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 emphasize the passage of time and important elements of the scene.
(b) They demonstrate how the speaker's confusion eases when he is in nature.
(c) They slow the poem's pace to reflect the speaker's state of mind.
(d) They indicate the speaker's hesitation to share such a personal experience.

14. Which is the best interpretation of lines 30-31, "And passing even into my purer mind/ With tranquil restoration"?
(a) The speaker made a conscious effort to focus on the memories.
(b) The memories made the speaker feel calm and refreshed.
(c) Only when the speaker was quiet and still could he perfectly remember the landscape.
(d) The speaker was often distracted by boredom and negative thoughts.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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