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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) Startled and bewildered.
(b) Passionate and angry.
(c) Cold and contemptuous.
(d) Impassive and distant.

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

3. What is the antecedent of the word "them" in line 8, "The hand that mocked them"?
(a) Lifeless things.
(b) Passions.
(c) Sculptor.
(d) Visage.

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

5. What does Ozymandias hope to inspire in his audience?
(a) Anxiety and suspicion.
(b) Awe and fear.
(c) Confidence and ambition.
(d) Reverence and respect.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose "passions" are referred to in line 6, "Tell that its sculptor well those passions read"?

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

3. Who is the author of "Ozymandias"?

4. What title does Ozymandias give himself in the statue's inscription?

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

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