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

2. Which techniques are used in lines 267-268, "The bearing earth with his hard hoof he wounds/ Whose hollow womb resounds like heaven’s thunder"?
(a) Metaphor and alliteration.
(b) Onomatopoeia and metaphor.
(c) Alliteration and diacope.
(d) Diacope and onomatopoeia.

3. What technique is used in line 640, "They that thrive well, take counsel of their friends"?
(a) Aphorism.
(b) Paralepsis.
(c) Apostrophe.
(d) Antimetabole.

4. To whom is the poem dedicated?
(a) The Earl of Southampton.
(b) Anne Hathaway.
(c) Elizabeth I.
(d) James I.

5. What does Adonis accuse Venus of in line 53?
(a) Callousness.
(b) Violence.
(c) Impulsiveness.
(d) Immodesty.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is Adonis being compared to when the speaker says he is "Like a dive-dapper" (86)?

3. How does Adonis view romantic love?

4. What is the best definition of "eyne" in line 633, "Nor thy soft hands, sweet lips, and crystal eyne"?

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

(see the answer key)

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