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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 throat.
(c) In his bones.
(d) In his blood.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. The word "murmur" in line 4 is an example of which technique?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Pejorative diction.
(d) Vernacular diction.

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

12. 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 move more quickly without using his body.
(d) He can see more clearly without using his vision.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Tintern Abbey"?

2. In line 26, how does the speaker characterize the rooms he has been in in the city?

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

4. Which is most likely to be the intended effect of the repetition and redundancies throughout the first two verse paragraphs?

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

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