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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. Which techniques are evident in the phrase "dapple-dawn-drawn" (line 2)?
(a) Onomatopoeia and metaphor.
(b) Metaphor and alliteration.
(c) Internal rhyme and onomatopoeia.
(d) Alliteration and internal rhyme.

2. In lines 5 and 6, what is the bird's motion compared to?
(a) A ball being thrown.
(b) An ice skater.
(c) An arrow.
(d) A swing.

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

4. What type of rhyme is seen in the poem's "B" lines"?
(a) Feminine.
(b) Slant.
(c) Masculine.
(d) Eye.

5. 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) "Him."
(c) "Rolling."
(d) "Air."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the volta of "The Windhover"?

3. What type of rhyme is seen in the poem's "A" lines?

4. What does "shéer plód" mean (line 12)?

5. To whom is the poem dedicated?

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