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

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

3. In lines 79-84, what bargain does Venus try to strike with Adonis?
(a) She will get off of him if he gives her one voluntary kiss.
(b) She will not tell anyone about it if he will have sex with her.
(c) She will let him explain his feelings if he speaks nicely to her.
(d) She will ask the gods to make him immortal if he will be her partner.

4. Who or what is being described when the word "fetlocks" is used in line 295?
(a) The stallion.
(b) The mare.
(c) Adonis.
(d) Venus.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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)?

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

4. Toward the end of the passage, what does Venus say Adonis must do in order for her to release his hand?

5. What "circuit" is Venus referring to when she tells Adonis "I have hemm’d thee here/ Within the circuit of this ivory pale" (lines 229-230)?

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