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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. 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."

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

3. In lines 5 and 6, what is the bird's motion compared to?
(a) An ice skater.
(b) A ball being thrown.
(c) A swing.
(d) An arrow.

4. What does line 10 say "Brute beauty and valour and act, oh, air, pride, plume" do "here" (line 9)?
(a) Soar.
(b) Stir.
(c) Break.
(d) Buckle.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is being referred to in line 10's "thee"?

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