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

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

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

4. What is a "chevalier" (line 11)?
(a) A bird.
(b) A falconer.
(c) A knight.
(d) A horse.

5. Who is the author of "The Windhover"?
(a) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
(b) Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
(c) Gerard Manley Hopkins.
(d) Christina Rossetti.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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