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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. To whom is Venus referring when she brags about being courted by the god of war?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Mars.

2. Toward the end of the passage, what does Venus say Adonis must do in order for her to release his hand?
(a) Give back her heart.
(b) Kiss her willingly.
(c) Admit that he desires her.
(d) Promise not to leave.

3. What is Venus referring to when she tells Adonis that "The tender spring upon thy tempting lip/ Shows thee unripe" (lines 127-128)?
(a) Beads of sweat.
(b) The sickly green shade of his skin.
(c) The residue of her own tears.
(d) The beginnings of a mustache.

4. To what does the speaker compare Venus finally opening her eyes after her faint?
(a) A leaf unfurling.
(b) Lightning.
(c) A flower blooming.
(d) The sunrise.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in lines 254 and 255, "Her words are done, her woes the more increasing;/ The time is spent, her object will away"?

2. What is Venus's main criticism of chastity?

3. Which is the best interpretation of "sick-thoughted Venus" in line 5?

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

5. What does Venus tell Adonis will be the cause of him tripping and falling?

(see the answer key)

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