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

2. What is the common name of the titular bird?
(a) Kite.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Osprey.
(d) Kestrel.

3. What does "shéer plód" mean (line 12)?
(a) Clumsy and random movement.
(b) A heavy feeling of apathy.
(c) Slow, boring, repetitive work.
(d) Keen and attentive determination.

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

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

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

4. Between which lines does the poem use "light rhyme"?

5. What does line 10 say "Brute beauty and valour and act, oh, air, pride, plume" do "here" (line 9)?

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