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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. 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) Meditation.
(c) Hallucination.
(d) Unconsciousness.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Lines 18 and 19, "Sent up, in silence, from among the trees!/ With some uncertain notice, as might seem," contain which two techniques?

4. Which is the most reasonable interpretation of the speaker's line 19 mention of "some uncertain notice"?

5. Which of the following describes the term "pastoral farms" (line 16)?

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