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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. What kind of landscape has the traveler been traveling through?
(a) Savannah.
(b) Swampland.
(c) Desert.
(d) Mountains.

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

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

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

5. How many voices are heard in "Ozymandias"?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. In line 4, "Half sunk a shattered visage lies," what techniques are employed?

2. What is the rhyme scheme of "Ozymandias"?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Briefly summarize the action of the poem.

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

8. Describe the poem's form.

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