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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Good Morrow," lines 1-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of fear is the speaker referring to in line 9?
(a) An existential fear of purposelessness and loss of meaning.
(b) Jealousy and insecurity about the relationship.
(c) Fear of the beloved's disapproval.
(d) Fear of loneliness and despair.

2. What do the poem's final three lines suggest is true about the speaker's and his lover's relationship?
(a) He wishes that she would give as much to the relationship as he does.
(b) Because they love and give an equal amount, their love is immortal.
(c) Their relationship already feels as if it has gone on forever.
(d) The power of their love can overcome any real-world obstacles.

3. What is the rhyme scheme within each stanza?
(a) ABABCCC.
(b) ABCABCA.
(c) AABBCCC.
(d) ABABABA.

4. Line 11, "And makes one little room an everywhere," contains an example of which technique?
(a) Synesthesia.
(b) Antithesis.
(c) Irony.
(d) Hyperbole.

5. What is the dominant meter of this poem?
(a) Trochaic hexameter.
(b) Iambic pentameter.
(c) Trochaic pentameter.
(d) Iambic hexameter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "The Good Morrow"?

2. The mention of the Seven Sleepers in line 4 is an example of which technique?

3. Which word in lines 15-18 is meant to contrast the impermanent nature of life outside the lovers' relationship with the eternal nature of their love?

4. What is the best interpretation of the meaning of "but this" in line 5?

5. Which term describes the use of the word "beauty" in line 6?

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