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

2. What does Venus tell Adonis is his "duty" (line 168)?
(a) To have sex and beget children.
(b) To enjoy youth while it lasts.
(c) To accept the admiration his great beauty causes.
(d) To obey the will of a goddess.

3. According to the speaker, what is the one thing that the horse lacks?
(a) Humility.
(b) A proud rider.
(c) Independence.
(d) Rich trappings.

4. When Venus shakes her head and then Adonis's hand, looks at him and then at the ground, what is it most reasonable to infer about her motivation?
(a) She is too distraught to know how to proceed.
(b) She is having second thoughts about her confession of love.
(c) She is too shy to explain to Adonis exactly what she wants from him.
(d) She is attempting to distract Adonis from her real intentions.

5. Which is the best interpretation of line 600, in which Venus is said "To clip Elysium and to lack her joy"?
(a) She is unable to be truly happy about a conquest brought about through deception.
(b) She is aware that she has dishonored her own status as a goddess and regrets her actions.
(c) She has come very close to paradise without being allowed to fully enjoy it.
(d) She has taken a big risk and it has not paid off for her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Adonis feel after Venus falls unconscious?

3. Who or what is being described when the word "fetlocks" is used in line 295?

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

5. What is Venus's main criticism of chastity?

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