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

2. Whose "passions" are referred to in line 6, "Tell that its sculptor well those passions read"?
(a) The traveler's.
(b) The speaker's.
(c) Ozymandias's.
(d) The sculptor's.

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

4. What is the rhyme scheme of "Ozymandias"?
(a) ABAB ACAC ADAD EE.
(b) ABAB ACDC EDEF EF.
(c) ABAB BCBC CDCD EF.
(d) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose hand is being referred to in line 8, "The hand that mocked them"?

2. Which lines contain caesuras?

3. Who is the author of "Ozymandias"?

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

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

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