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

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

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

4. What is the likely purpose of capitalizing "Works" (line 11) and "Wreck" (line 13)?
(a) To draw the reader's attention to the alliteration in these lines.
(b) To convey a sense of Ozymandias's hubris.
(c) To draw the reader's attention to the consonant rhyme.
(d) To stress that these are one and the same thing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Ozymandias"?

2. To whom does Ozymandias address his remarks?

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

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

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

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