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

2. What part of the statue's face does the traveler describe?
(a) The mouth.
(b) The brow.
(c) The eyes.
(d) The jaw.

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

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

5. What is the form of "Ozymandias"?
(a) Villanelle.
(b) Sonnet.
(c) Rondeau.
(d) Ballade.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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