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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) Confidence and ambition.
(c) Reverence and respect.
(d) Awe and fear.

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

3. Which lines contain caesuras?
(a) Lines 2 and 3.
(b) Lines 5 and 6.
(c) Lines 8 and 9.
(d) Lines 11 and 12.

4. To whom does Ozymandias address his remarks?
(a) Other kings.
(b) His army.
(c) His subjects.
(d) Future civilizations.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

7. Describe the poem's form.

8. Briefly summarize the action of the poem.

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