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

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

3. In lines 10 and 11, the speaker says that the fire "that breaks from thee" is a billion times "lovelier" and more what?
(a) Hypnotic.
(b) Sanctified.
(c) Rapturous.
(d) Dangerous.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is "sillion" (line 12)?

(see the answer key)

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