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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What part of the statue is still standing when the traveler sees it?

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

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

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