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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. Where does the poet describe what the lovers see in one another's faces?
(a) Line 17, "better hemispheres."
(b) Line 13, "worlds on worlds."
(c) Line 16, "true plain hearts."
(d) Line 18, "sharp north" and "declining west."

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

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

4. 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?
(a) "Rest" (line 16).
(b) "Plain" (line 16).
(c) "Sharp" (line 18).
(d) "Declining" (line 18).

5. In lines 2 and 3, what does the speaker compare himself and his lover to, before their relationship began?
(a) Animals.
(b) Inanimate objects.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Babies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which term describes this poem most accurately?

3. To whom is the speaker addressing this poem?

4. What is the time of day in this poem's setting?

5. 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?

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