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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. To whom is the speaker addressing this poem?
(a) An unknown beloved.
(b) His wife.
(c) Critics of his relationship.
(d) The general reader.

2. 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 confirms that the possibilities outlined in lines 1-4 were actually true.
(c) It makes clear that the whole stanza is hypothetical, not a reality.
(d) It creates a shift in time, indicating that lines 5-7 take place in the future.

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

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

5. What is the dominant meter of this poem?
(a) Iambic pentameter.
(b) Iambic hexameter.
(c) Trochaic pentameter.
(d) Trochaic hexameter.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. How many additional syllables does the final line in each stanza contain?

3. 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?

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

5. Which term describes this poem most accurately?

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