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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 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) "Sharp" (line 18).
(c) "Plain" (line 16).
(d) "Declining" (line 18).

2. What is the literal meaning of the poem's title?
(a) The good day after.
(b) The good soul.
(c) The good morning.
(d) The good news.

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

4. Which term describes this poem most accurately?
(a) Aside.
(b) Apostrophe.
(c) Epistle.
(d) Dialogue.

5. 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) Eye rhyme.
(b) Identical rhyme.
(c) Slant rhyme.
(d) True rhyme.

Short Answer Questions

1. The mention of the Seven Sleepers in line 4 is an example of which technique?

2. What is the best interpretation of the meaning of "but this" in line 5?

3. What kind of fear is the speaker referring to in line 9?

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

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

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