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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Lines 217-408.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Venus tell Adonis is his "duty" (line 168)?
(a) To obey the will of a goddess.
(b) To enjoy youth while it lasts.
(c) To accept the admiration his great beauty causes.
(d) To have sex and beget children.

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) Admit that he desires her.
(c) Kiss her willingly.
(d) Promise not to leave.

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

4. Which is the best interpretation of "sick-thoughted Venus" in line 5?
(a) Venus is sick with love for Adonis.
(b) Venus's thoughts are evil.
(c) Venus's thoughts are unnatural.
(d) Venus cannot think clearly because she is ill.

5. What does Venus compare Adonis to in line 8?
(a) A stag.
(b) The sun.
(c) A stallion.
(d) A flower.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which is the best definition for "Fondling" as used in line 229?

3. What technique is used in line 59, " Even so she kiss’d his brow, his cheek, his chin"?

4. What motif recurs throughout the description of the horse's courage and desire?

5. What technique is used in lines 19 and 20, "not cloy thy lips with loath’d satiety,/ But rather famish them amid their plenty"?

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