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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 does the speaker say is "waking" in line 8?
(a) His and his lover's souls.
(b) His mind.
(c) His desire.
(d) His and his lover's hearts.

2. To whom is the speaker addressing this poem?
(a) Critics of his relationship.
(b) An unknown beloved.
(c) The general reader.
(d) His wife.

3. In line 1, the speaker uses the word "troth." What does this word mean in this context?
(a) A sincere question.
(b) Religious faith.
(c) A pledge of honesty.
(d) Soul, or life force.

4. What does the phrase "'Twas so" in line 5 mean?
(a) It makes clear that the whole stanza is hypothetical, not a reality.
(b) It confirms that the possibilities outlined in lines 1-4 were actually true.
(c) It creates a shift in time, indicating that lines 5-7 take place in the future.
(d) It introduces the logical consequences of the ideas offered in lines 1-4.

5. Which term describes the use of the word "beauty" in line 6?
(a) Pun.
(b) Appositive.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Metonymy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In lines 2 and 3, what does the speaker compare himself and his lover to, before their relationship began?

2. What is the literal meaning of the poem's title?

3. Lines 12-14, "Let sea-discoverers to new worlds have gone,/ Let maps to other, worlds on worlds have shown,/ Let us possess one world, each hath one, and is one," contain an example of which technique?

4. Line 10, "For love, all love of other sights controls," contains an example of which technique?

5. How many additional syllables does the final line in each stanza contain?

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