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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "One Art" lines 1-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the speaker use in line 5 as an example of a common lost object?
(a) Glasses.
(b) Pens.
(c) Keys.
(d) Socks.

2. What is the verb mood of line 4, "Lose something every day"?
(a) Imperative.
(b) Subjunctive.
(c) Indicative.
(d) Interrogative.

3. How many lines does "One Art" have?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 19.

4. Which is the best description of the tone of stanza one?
(a) Ebullient.
(b) Bewildered.
(c) Sanguine.
(d) Livid.

5. Stanzas four through six have which techniques in common?
(a) Second person and indicative mood.
(b) First person and imperative mood.
(c) Second person and imperative mood.
(d) First person and indicative mood.

Short Answer Questions

1. In line 10, what does the speaker admit to having lost?

2. What is a reasonable statement to make about the effect of the enjambment in lines 8 and 9, "places, and names, and where it was you meant/ to travel"?

3. In line 7, "Then practice losing farther, losing faster," rhythm is created through which devices?

4. What does the colon at the end of line 7, "Then practice losing farther, losing faster," indicate about the "places, and names" in line 8?

5. Who is the author of "One Art"?

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