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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. 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) Maps and worlds.
(c) Explorers and worlds.
(d) Poetry and worlds.

2. 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) Slant rhyme.
(c) Eye rhyme.
(d) Identical rhyme.

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

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

5. 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 introduces the logical consequences of the ideas offered in lines 1-4.
(d) It creates a shift in time, indicating that lines 5-7 take place in the future.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What imperfection does line 18 suggest exists in the real northern hemisphere?

4. In line 1, the speaker uses the word "troth." What does this word mean in this context?

5. Which technique is used repeatedly in the first quatrain?

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