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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. To whom does Ozymandias address his remarks?
(a) Other kings.
(b) His army.
(c) His subjects.
(d) Future civilizations.

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

3. What is the meter of the poem's first two lines?
(a) Iambic tetrameter.
(b) Four iambs and a trochee.
(c) Two iambs and two trochees.
(d) Iambic pentameter.

4. Which technique is evident in line 6, "Tell that its sculptor well those passions read"?
(a) Personification.
(b) Euphemism.
(c) Consonance.
(d) Anaphora.

5. Which is the best description of the statue's expression?
(a) Passionate and angry.
(b) Startled and bewildered.
(c) Impassive and distant.
(d) Cold and contemptuous.

Short Answer Questions

1. In line 4, "Half sunk a shattered visage lies," what does the word "visage" refer to?

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

3. What is the antecedent of the word "them" in line 8, "The hand that mocked them"?

4. Who is the author of "Ozymandias"?

5. In line 4, "Half sunk a shattered visage lies," what techniques are employed?

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