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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. Lines 12-14, "Let sea-discoverers to new worlds have gone,/ Let maps to other, worlds on worlds have shown,/ Let us possess one world, each hath one, and is one," contain an example of which technique?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Cacophony.
(d) Antimetabole.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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. To whom is the speaker addressing this poem?

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