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

2. The mention of the Seven Sleepers in line 4 is an example of which technique?
(a) Synechdoche.
(b) Simile.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Allusion.

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

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

5. How many additional syllables does the final line in each stanza contain?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is different about the poem's first two and last two lines?

3. What is the dominant meter of this poem?

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

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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