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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. Who is the "flap-mouth’d mourner" referred to in line 920?
(a) The boar.
(b) Venus.
(c) A dog.
(d) A hunter.

2. What technique is used in line 111, "Strong-temper’d steel his stronger strength obey’d"?
(a) Polyptoton.
(b) Anaphora.
(c) Epimone.
(d) Epizeuxis.

3. What technique is used in line 75, "Still is he sullen, still he lours and frets"?
(a) Parallelism.
(b) Synecdoche.
(c) Personification.
(d) Anaphora.

4. What technique is used in line 431, "Melodious discord, heavenly tune, harsh-sounding"?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Chiasmus.

5. Besides being goddess of the moon and the hunt, what significant power was Cynthia believed to possess?
(a) The power to control the weather.
(b) The power to cause memory loss and hallucinations.
(c) The power to cause sudden illness and death.
(d) The power to increase crop yields.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Venus ask Adonis whether he saw her grow pale and tremble when he mentioned hunting boar?

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

3. How does Adonis view romantic love?

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

5. What is the best definition of "eyne" in line 633, "Nor thy soft hands, sweet lips, and crystal eyne"?

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