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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) His army.
(b) Other kings.
(c) Future civilizations.
(d) His subjects.

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

3. In line 4, "Half sunk a shattered visage lies," what does the word "visage" refer to?
(a) A weapon.
(b) An eye.
(c) A piece of armor.
(d) A face.

4. What is the rhyme scheme of "Ozymandias"?
(a) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
(b) ABAB ACDC EDEF EF.
(c) ABAB ACAC ADAD EE.
(d) ABAB BCBC CDCD EF.

5. What is the likely purpose of capitalizing "Works" (line 11) and "Wreck" (line 13)?
(a) To stress that these are one and the same thing.
(b) To draw the reader's attention to the alliteration in these lines.
(c) To convey a sense of Ozymandias's hubris.
(d) To draw the reader's attention to the consonant rhyme.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the best description of the statue's expression?

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

3. Which lines contain caesuras?

4. What is the meter of the poem's first two lines?

5. What does Ozymandias's quote imply should be standing around the statue?

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