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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 sincere question.
(b) Soul, or life force.
(c) A pledge of honesty.
(d) Religious faith.

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

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

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

5. What is the rhyme scheme within each stanza?
(a) ABCABCA.
(b) AABBCCC.
(c) ABABABA.
(d) ABABCCC.

Short Answer Questions

1. In line 14, "Let us possess one world, each hath one, and is one," what two things are being compared?

2. How many additional syllables does the final line in each stanza contain?

3. Where does the poet describe what the lovers see in one another's faces?

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?

5. Although the speaker has indicated that each lover is a complete world, where does the diction suggest that each is actually incomplete without the other?

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