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

2. To whom does Ozymandias address his remarks?
(a) Future civilizations.
(b) Other kings.
(c) His army.
(d) His subjects.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many voices are heard in "Ozymandias"?

3. 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"?

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

5. Which is the best description of the statue's expression?

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