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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. What technique is used in lines 693 and 694, "Ceasing their clamorous cry, till they have singled/ With much ado the cold fault cleanly out"?
(a) Assonance.
(b) Euphony.
(c) Sibilance.
(d) Alliteration.

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

3. Which technique is used in line 218, "And swelling passion doth provoke a pause"?
(a) Parallelism.
(b) Antistrophe.
(c) Inversion.
(d) Alliteration.

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

5. What type of human does Venus compare the boar to?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A hangman.
(c) A thief.
(d) A butcher.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the speaker compare Venus finally opening her eyes after her faint?

2. Which is the best interpretation of line 600, in which Venus is said "To clip Elysium and to lack her joy"?

3. What technique is used in line 111, "Strong-temper’d steel his stronger strength obey’d"?

4. What is the "copse" mentioned in line 259?

5. What technique is used in lines 647 and 648, "My boding heart pants, beats, and takes no rest,/ But like an earthquake, shakes thee on my breast"?

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