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

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

3. Whose hand is being referred to in line 8, "The hand that mocked them"?
(a) Rival kings.
(b) The sculptor's.
(c) Ozymandias's.
(d) Ozymandias's subjects.

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

5. In line 4, "Half sunk a shattered visage lies," what techniques are employed?
(a) Assonance and alliteration.
(b) Synechdoche and metonymy.
(c) Sibilance and synechdoche.
(d) Metonymy and assonance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of "Ozymandias"?

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

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

5. What is the likely purpose of capitalizing "Works" (line 11) and "Wreck" (line 13)?

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