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

2. In line 5, what does the speaker claim the bird is feeling?
(a) Anticipation.
(b) Pride.
(c) Awe.
(d) Ecstasy.

3. Who is being referred to in line 10's "thee"?
(a) The speaker.
(b) The air.
(c) Christ.
(d) The windhover.

4. What would it mean to have "Rebuffed the big wind" (line 7)?
(a) To have stood up to and turned away its advance.
(b) To have used rapid movements to shine or polish it.
(c) To have brushed against its force and been knocked back.
(d) To have abruptly and rudely responded to it.

5. What technique is employed in the poem's final two lines, "blue-bleak embers, ah my dear/ Fall, gall themselves, and gash gold-vermilion"?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Imagery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What techniques are evident in the phrase "Rebuffed the big wind" (line 7)?

2. What is the common name of the titular bird?

3. What technique is employed in the line 9 phrase "oh, air, pride, plume, here"?

4. What type of rhyme is seen in the poem's "B" lines"?

5. Who is the author of "The Windhover"?

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