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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. The mention of the Seven Sleepers in line 4 is an example of which technique?
(a) Synechdoche.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Simile.
(d) Allusion.

2. Although the speaker has indicated that each lover is a complete world, where does the diction suggest that each is actually incomplete without the other?
(a) Line 11, "one little room."
(b) Line 19 "equally."
(c) Line 17, "hemispheres."
(d) Line 14, "each hath one, and is one."

3. What is the best interpretation of the meaning of "but this" in line 5?
(a) "Except for our relationship."
(b) "However, when you consider what I am saying."
(c) "Although pleasure is wonderful."
(d) "On the other hand, the poem I am writing."

4. How many additional syllables does the final line in each stanza contain?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. What imperfection does line 18 suggest exists in the real northern hemisphere?
(a) It is ugly.
(b) It is stressful.
(c) It is cold.
(d) It is boring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is different about the poem's first two and last two lines?

2. How many lines does "The Good-Morrow" contain?

3. What is the dominant meter of this poem?

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

5. What do the poem's final three lines suggest is true about the speaker's and his lover's relationship?

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