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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 device is evident in line 10's "the fire that breaks from thee then"?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Verbal irony.
(c) Personification.
(d) Apostrophe.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the bird the "dauphin" of (line 2)?

4. Which word is enjambed at the end of line 1 and the beginning of line 2?

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

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