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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 part of the statue's face does the traveler describe?
(a) The jaw.
(b) The eyes.
(c) The mouth.
(d) The brow.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the form of "Ozymandias"?

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

5. What is the likely purpose of capitalizing "Works" (line 11) and "Wreck" (line 13)?

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. Identify the three voices heard in "Ozymandias."

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

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

6. Describe the poem's form.

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

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

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