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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 mean when she says that the stallion stood "like a jade" when he was tied to the tree (line 391)?
(a) He was as still as a statue.
(b) He was like a broken-down cart horse.
(c) He was beautiful but not useful.
(d) He was more valuable before he revealed his rebellious streak.

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

3. What does Adonis do just before he turns his head away from Venus's kiss?
(a) Winks.
(b) Shudders.
(c) Smiles.
(d) Moans.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In lines 79-84, what bargain does Venus try to strike with Adonis?

2. What does Venus call "heavenly moisture" in line 64?

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

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

5. How does Adonis react to Venus's comparison of herself to a park?

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