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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 "sillion" (line 12)?
(a) An uncountable amount.
(b) The sparkling of a diamond.
(c) Sunshine.
(d) A type of soil.

2. What is the bird the "dauphin" of (line 2)?
(a) The dawn.
(b) Daylight.
(c) The air.
(d) Flight.

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

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

5. What would it mean to have "Rebuffed the big wind" (line 7)?
(a) To have used rapid movements to shine or polish 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 abruptly and rudely responded to it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In lines 5 and 6, what is the bird's motion compared to?

2. What does the word "wimpling" literally mean in the context of line 4?

3. What techniques are evident in the phrase "Rebuffed the big wind" (line 7)?

4. In line 5, what does the speaker claim the bird is feeling?

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

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