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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Lines 811-1008.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 beginnings of a mustache.
(b) Beads of sweat.
(c) The sickly green shade of his skin.
(d) The residue of her own tears.

2. What technique is used in lines 629 and 630, "The thorny brambles and embracing bushes/ As fearful of him, part"?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Personification.
(d) Symbolism.

3. What is the definition of "recketh" in the line "What recketh he his rider’s angry stir" (line 283)?
(a) Considers.
(b) Angers.
(c) Ignores.
(d) Ruins.

4. How does Adonis view romantic love?
(a) He thinks it elevates a person spiritually.
(b) He thinks it is chaotic and burdensome,
(c) He thinks it is frightening and dangerous.
(d) He thinks it should be reserved for marriage.

5. 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) Alliteration.
(b) Euphony.
(c) Sibilance.
(d) Assonance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of human does Venus compare the boar to?

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

3. Where does Venus go first thing in the morning?

4. What does Venus tell Adonis is his "duty" (line 168)?

5. What are the various forms of repetition in lines 833 and 834, "'Ay me!' she cries, and twenty times, 'Woe, woe!'/ And twenty echoes twenty times cry so," meant to convey?

(see the answer key)

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