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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Lines 613-810.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the speaker, what is the one thing that the horse lacks?
(a) A proud rider.
(b) Independence.
(c) Humility.
(d) Rich trappings.

2. What is the definition of "recketh" in the line "What recketh he his rider’s angry stir" (line 283)?
(a) Angers.
(b) Considers.
(c) Ignores.
(d) Ruins.

3. What is the best definition of "eyne" in line 633, "Nor thy soft hands, sweet lips, and crystal eyne"?
(a) Skin.
(b) Voice.
(c) Breath.
(d) Eyes.

4. Which is the best interpretation of line 600, in which Venus is said "To clip Elysium and to lack her joy"?
(a) She is unable to be truly happy about a conquest brought about through deception.
(b) She is aware that she has dishonored her own status as a goddess and regrets her actions.
(c) She has taken a big risk and it has not paid off for her.
(d) She has come very close to paradise without being allowed to fully enjoy it.

5. What event causes the speaker to say that "The night of sorrow now is turn’d to day" (line 481)?
(a) Venus agrees to let Adonis leave.
(b) Adonis kisses Venus.
(c) Helios feels jealous of Adonis.
(d) The stallion returns to Adonis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Toward the end of the passage, what does Venus say Adonis must do in order for her to release his hand?

2. Which technique is used in line 218, "And swelling passion doth provoke a pause"?

3. What technique is used in lines 432 and 433, "my ears would love/ That inward beauty and invisible"?

4. When Venus shakes her head and then Adonis's hand, looks at him and then at the ground, what is it most reasonable to infer about her motivation?

5. What does Venus mean when she says that the stallion stood "like a jade" when he was tied to the tree (line 391)?

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