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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) 3.
(d) 2.

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

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

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

5. What technique is employed in the poem's final two lines, "Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare/ The lone and level sands stretch far away”?
(a) Antithesis.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Asyndeton.
(d) Alliteration.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the antecedent of the word "them" in line 8, "The hand that mocked them"?

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

5. In line 1, what word does the speaker use to describe the land where the traveler has been?

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