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

2. 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) The sculptor's talent.
(c) Physical characteristics.
(d) Personality and emotion.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is the author of "Ozymandias"?

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

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