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

2. What kind of fear is the speaker referring to in line 9?
(a) An existential fear of purposelessness and loss of meaning.
(b) Jealousy and insecurity about the relationship.
(c) Fear of the beloved's disapproval.
(d) Fear of loneliness and despair.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the dominant meter of this poem?

4. 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"?

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

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