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

2. Who is the author of "The Good Morrow"?
(a) Henry Vaughan.
(b) John Donne.
(c) Andrew Marvell.
(d) George Herbert.

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

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

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"?
(a) Eye rhyme.
(b) Slant rhyme.
(c) True rhyme.
(d) Identical rhyme.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which term describes the use of the word "beauty" in line 6?

2. To whom is the speaker addressing this poem?

3. Which term describes this poem most accurately?

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

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

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