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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. Who is the author of "Ozymandias"?
(a) William Blake.
(b) Percy Bysshe Shelley.
(c) William Wordsworth.
(d) Lord Byron.

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

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

4. What is the likely purpose of capitalizing "Works" (line 11) and "Wreck" (line 13)?
(a) To draw the reader's attention to the alliteration in these lines.
(b) To convey a sense of Ozymandias's hubris.
(c) To draw the reader's attention to the consonant rhyme.
(d) To stress that these are one and the same thing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the antecedent of the word "them" in line 8, "The hand that mocked them"?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Briefly summarize the action of the poem.

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

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

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

7. Describe the poem's form.

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

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