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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 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) Physical characteristics.
(b) Personality and emotion.
(c) The history of a king.
(d) The sculptor's talent.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What title does Ozymandias give himself in the statue's inscription?

4. What part of the statue's face does the traveler describe?

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

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