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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. Which term best describes the rhyming in lines 13 and 14, "Let maps to other, worlds on worlds have shown,/ Let us possess one world, each hath one, and is one"?
(a) True rhyme.
(b) Identical rhyme.
(c) Slant rhyme.
(d) Eye rhyme.

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

3. In line 14, "Let us possess one world, each hath one, and is one," what two things are being compared?
(a) The lovers and worlds.
(b) Poetry and worlds.
(c) Explorers and worlds.
(d) Maps and worlds.

4. How many lines does "The Good-Morrow" contain?
(a) 26.
(b) 21.
(c) 28.
(d) 23.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the rhyme scheme within each stanza?

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

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. Which term describes this poem most accurately?

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

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