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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. How many refrains does "One Art" contain?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

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

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

5. What is the name of the metrical foot that appears at the end of lines 1 and 3 in most of the stanzas?
(a) Anapest.
(b) Tribrach.
(c) Dactyl.
(d) Amphibrach.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is used for the first time in the poem's final stanza?

3. What "Art" does the title refer to?

4. What is the most reasonable interpretation of the speaker's line 13 claim that they have "lost two cities"?

5. What is different about the final stanza of "One Art"?

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