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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) Impassive and distant.
(d) Cold and contemptuous.

2. 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.

3. Which lines contain caesuras?
(a) Lines 8 and 9.
(b) Lines 5 and 6.
(c) Lines 2 and 3.
(d) Lines 11 and 12.

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

5. What does Ozymandias's quote imply should be standing around the statue?
(a) The graves of enemy kings.
(b) Monuments and buildings.
(c) Military weaponry.
(d) Gold and treasure.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the form of "Ozymandias"?

4. Who is the author of "Ozymandias"?

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

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