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

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

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

4. Which term describes the use of the word "beauty" in line 6?
(a) Pun.
(b) Appositive.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Metonymy.

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?
(a) Line 17, "hemispheres."
(b) Line 11, "one little room."
(c) Line 19 "equally."
(d) Line 14, "each hath one, and is one."

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which techniques are seen in line 15, "My face in thine eye, thine in mine appears"?

4. What is the literal meaning of the poem's title?

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

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