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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 8 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Alliteration.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Antithesis.
(d) Asyndeton.

3. Whose hand is being referred to in line 8, "The hand that mocked them"?
(a) Ozymandias's.
(b) The sculptor's.
(c) Rival kings.
(d) Ozymandias's subjects.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ozymandias hope to inspire in his audience?

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

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

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

5. What part of the statue's face does the traveler describe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the poem's form.

2. Explain the irony of the poem's ending.

3. Briefly summarize the action of the poem.

4. Identify the three voices heard in "Ozymandias."

5. How does the poem's setting support its main point?

6. What claims does the poem make about the statue's sculptor?

7. What poetic techniques create impact in the line, "Half sunk a shattered visage lies" (line 4)?

8. How does the epithet that Ozymandias gives himself help the reader understand the intentions behind his quote?

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