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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 title does Ozymandias give himself in the statue's inscription?
(a) King of Kings.
(b) Fearsome King.
(c) Egypt's King.
(d) All-Powerful King.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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”?

3. To whom does Ozymandias address his remarks?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Briefly summarize the action of the poem.

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the poem's form.

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

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