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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) Explorers and worlds.
(b) Maps and worlds.
(c) The lovers 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) Eye rhyme.
(b) Identical rhyme.
(c) True rhyme.
(d) Slant rhyme.

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

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) "Declining" (line 18).
(d) "Sharp" (line 18).

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. Who is the author of "The Good Morrow"?

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