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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 is the "jennet" that appears in line 260?
(a) A fox.
(b) A horse.
(c) A flower.
(d) A bird.

2. What does Venus call "heavenly moisture" in line 64?
(a) Her own kisses.
(b) Adonis's breath.
(c) Adonis's tears.
(d) The dew on the flowers.

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

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?
(a) She is attempting to distract Adonis from her real intentions.
(b) She is too shy to explain to Adonis exactly what she wants from him.
(c) She is too distraught to know how to proceed.
(d) She is having second thoughts about her confession of love.

5. Which is the best characterization of the connotations of Venus's description of "fountains" (line 234) and "rising hillocks" in her description of the park (line 237)?
(a) Sexual.
(b) Comforting.
(c) Sarcastic.
(d) Boastful.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Venus referring when she brags about being courted by the god of war?

2. What color is most prominent in the description of Venus kneeling before Adonis and putting her hand on his cheek?

3. When Venus asks Adonis "Is thine own heart to thine own face affected?" whose story is she alluding to (157)?

4. What technique is used in line 75, "Still is he sullen, still he lours and frets"?

5. What metaphorical comparison is introduced when the horse crushes the bit?

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