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

2. Line 11, "And makes one little room an everywhere," contains an example of which technique?
(a) Antithesis.
(b) Synesthesia.
(c) Irony.
(d) Hyperbole.

3. Where does the poet describe what the lovers see in one another's faces?
(a) Line 13, "worlds on worlds."
(b) Line 17, "better hemispheres."
(c) Line 18, "sharp north" and "declining west."
(d) Line 16, "true plain hearts."

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) "Plain" (line 16).
(b) "Declining" (line 18).
(c) "Rest" (line 16).
(d) "Sharp" (line 18).

5. What does the phrase "'Twas so" in line 5 mean?
(a) It creates a shift in time, indicating that lines 5-7 take place in the future.
(b) It introduces the logical consequences of the ideas offered in lines 1-4.
(c) It confirms that the possibilities outlined in lines 1-4 were actually true.
(d) It makes clear that the whole stanza is hypothetical, not a reality.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many lines does "The Good-Morrow" contain?

4. To whom is the speaker addressing this poem?

5. 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"?

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