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

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

3. What title does Ozymandias give himself in the statue's inscription?
(a) King of Kings.
(b) All-Powerful King.
(c) Egypt's King.
(d) Fearsome King.

4. In line 1, what word does the speaker use to describe the land where the traveler has been?
(a) "Mystic."
(b) "Foreign."
(c) "Far-off."
(d) "Antique."

5. What part of the statue is still standing when the traveler sees it?
(a) The torso and head.
(b) Just the legs.
(c) Just the head.
(d) The legs and torso.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of landscape has the traveler been traveling through?

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. What technique is used in line 8, "The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed"?

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