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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Ozymandias" lines 1-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose hand is being referred to in line 8, "The hand that mocked them"?
(a) Rival kings.
(b) The sculptor's.
(c) Ozymandias's.
(d) Ozymandias's subjects.

2. In line 4, "Half sunk a shattered visage lies," what techniques are employed?
(a) Assonance and alliteration.
(b) Synechdoche and metonymy.
(c) Sibilance and synechdoche.
(d) Metonymy and assonance.

3. What does Ozymandias's quote imply should be standing around the statue?
(a) Gold and treasure.
(b) The graves of enemy kings.
(c) Military weaponry.
(d) Monuments and buildings.

4. Who is the author of "Ozymandias"?
(a) Percy Bysshe Shelley.
(b) William Blake.
(c) William Wordsworth.
(d) Lord Byron.

5. Which lines contain caesuras?
(a) Lines 8 and 9.
(b) Lines 2 and 3.
(c) Lines 5 and 6.
(d) Lines 11 and 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Ozymandias address his remarks?

2. What is the form of "Ozymandias"?

3. What is the likely purpose of capitalizing "Works" (line 11) and "Wreck" (line 13)?

4. How many voices are heard in "Ozymandias"?

5. What does Ozymandias hope to inspire in his audience?

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