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

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

3. In line 4, "Half sunk a shattered visage lies," what does the word "visage" refer to?
(a) A face.
(b) A piece of armor.
(c) A weapon.
(d) An eye.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the form of "Ozymandias"?

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

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

4. Which technique is evident in line 6, "Tell that its sculptor well those passions read"?

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

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