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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Lines 811-1008.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which technique is used in lines 221 and 222, "And now she weeps, and now she fain would speak/ And now her sobs do her intendments break"?
(a) Paralepsis.
(b) Chiasmus.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Anadiplosis.

2. How does Adonis view romantic love?
(a) He thinks it should be reserved for marriage.
(b) He thinks it is frightening and dangerous.
(c) He thinks it is chaotic and burdensome,
(d) He thinks it elevates a person spiritually.

3. What is making the sounds referred to in lines 847 and 848, "For who hath she to spend the night withal,/ But idle sounds resembling parasites"?
(a) Bugs.
(b) Caves.
(c) The night.
(d) Birds.

4. What does Adonis mean when he tells Venus that she can stop her tears and flattery, because in his heart, "they make no batt’ry" (line 426).
(a) Her tears and flattery cannot break down the walls around his heart.
(b) Her tears and flattery are incapable of sustaining love in any lasting way.
(c) Her tears and flattery do not spark a fire in his heart.
(d) Her tears and flattery are like an assault and can cause him physical harm.

5. What is Venus compared to when she hears the sound of the hunting dogs baying?
(a) Someone who sees a poisonous snake.
(b) A doe rushing to feed her fawn.
(c) A lamp brighter than the sun himself.
(d) A soldier deserting the battlefield.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Venus and Adonis are on the ground kissing in lines 547-558, what is Venus being compared to?

2. Which is the best definition of "bootless" in the context of line 422?

3. Which is the most reasonable interpretation of Venus's characterization of Adonis as having a "mermaid's voice" (line 429)?

4. What does Venus refer to as "ugly, meagre, lean"?

5. Which technique is used in line 219, "Red cheeks and fiery eyes blaze forth her wrong"?

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