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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Windhover," lines 1-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word "wimpling" literally mean in the context of line 4?
(a) Muffling.
(b) Rippling.
(c) Covering.
(d) Like a nun's habit.

2. What is "sillion" (line 12)?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) A type of soil.
(c) The sparkling of a diamond.
(d) An uncountable amount.

3. In lines 2-3, "in his riding/ Of the rolling level underneath him steady air," which word tells what the bird is "riding"?
(a) "Level."
(b) "Air."
(c) "Him."
(d) "Rolling."

4. To whom is the poem dedicated?
(a) The poet's spouse.
(b) Christ.
(c) Matthew Arnold.
(d) A Victorian minister.

5. Between which lines does the poem use "light rhyme"?
(a) B and C.
(b) A and C.
(c) A and B.
(d) B and D.

Short Answer Questions

1. What device is evident in line 10's "the fire that breaks from thee then"?

2. What is the bird the "dauphin" of (line 2)?

3. Which word is enjambed at the end of line 1 and the beginning of line 2?

4. Which techniques are evident in the phrase "dapple-dawn-drawn" (line 2)?

5. What is a "chevalier" (line 11)?

(see the answer key)

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