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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 do the poem's final three lines suggest is true about the speaker's and his lover's relationship?
(a) He wishes that she would give as much to the relationship as he does.
(b) Their relationship already feels as if it has gone on forever.
(c) The power of their love can overcome any real-world obstacles.
(d) Because they love and give an equal amount, their love is immortal.

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

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

4. Which technique is used repeatedly in the first quatrain?
(a) Rhetorical question.
(b) Paradox.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Appeal to Ethos.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which term describes this poem most accurately?

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

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

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 literal meaning of the poem's title?

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