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

2. What is different about the poem's first two and last two lines?
(a) They do not rhyme.
(b) They are addressed to a different audience.
(c) They are enjambed.
(d) They have fewer syllables than the others.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which technique is used repeatedly in the first quatrain?

3. What kind of fear is the speaker referring to in line 9?

4. What is the time of day in this poem's setting?

5. What do the poem's final three lines suggest is true about the speaker's and his lover's relationship?

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