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

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

3. What is the rhyme scheme of "Ozymandias"?
(a) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
(b) ABAB ACAC ADAD EE.
(c) ABAB BCBC CDCD EF.
(d) ABAB ACDC EDEF EF.

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

5. What is the meter of the poem's first two lines?
(a) Two iambs and two trochees.
(b) Iambic tetrameter.
(c) Four iambs and a trochee.
(d) Iambic pentameter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose hand is being referred to in line 8, "The hand that mocked them"?

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

3. What kind of landscape has the traveler been traveling through?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the poem's form.

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

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

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

6. Briefly summarize the action of the poem.

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

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

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