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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 characteristic of the boar does Venus's description primarily stress?
(a) It is ugly inside and out.
(b) It is cunning and deceptive.
(c) It is divinely protected.
(d) It is well-armed for battle.

2. Whom does Venus address as a "clear god" (line 860)?
(a) The sky.
(b) The morning.
(c) The wind.
(d) The sun.

3. Which techniques are used in line 838, "love is wise in folly foolish witty"?
(a) Anthimeria, oxymoron, and paradox.
(b) Chiasmus, anthimeria, and analogy.
(c) Analogy, paradox, and anthimeria.
(d) Paradox, oxymoron, and chiasmus.

4. Which is the best definition for "Fondling" as used in line 229?
(a) Lost one.
(b) Beloved.
(c) Stubborn one.
(d) Savior.

5. Which techniques are used in lines 267-268, "The bearing earth with his hard hoof he wounds/ Whose hollow womb resounds like heaven’s thunder"?
(a) Alliteration and diacope.
(b) Diacope and onomatopoeia.
(c) Onomatopoeia and metaphor.
(d) Metaphor and alliteration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adonis do just before he turns his head away from Venus's kiss?

2. What technique is used in lines 647 and 648, "My boding heart pants, beats, and takes no rest,/ But like an earthquake, shakes thee on my breast"?

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

4. What technique is used when, in line 108, Venus says that Mars made "my arms his field, his tent my bed"?

5. Which is the most reasonable interpretation of Venus's motives as she describes hunting a rabbit?

(see the answer key)

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