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

2. What technique is used in line 8, "The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed"?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Chiasmus.
(d) Parallelism.

3. How many voices are heard in "Ozymandias"?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

4. 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.

5. In lines 6 and 7, "Tell that its sculptor well those passions read/ Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things," what it is that is "stamped," on the "lifeless things"?
(a) The history of a king.
(b) Physical characteristics.
(c) The sculptor's talent.
(d) Personality and emotion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In line 1, what word does the speaker use to describe the land where the traveler has been?

2. Who is the author of "Ozymandias"?

3. What is the rhyme scheme of "Ozymandias"?

4. Whose "passions" are referred to in line 6, "Tell that its sculptor well those passions read"?

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

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