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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Lines 1-216.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What technique is used in lines 19 and 20, "not cloy thy lips with loath’d satiety,/ But rather famish them amid their plenty"?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Malapropism.
(c) Polysyndeton.
(d) Inversion.

3. To whom is the poem dedicated?
(a) Anne Hathaway.
(b) James I.
(c) Elizabeth I.
(d) The Earl of Southampton.

4. What does Venus call "heavenly moisture" in line 64?
(a) Adonis's breath.
(b) Adonis's tears.
(c) Her own kisses.
(d) The dew on the flowers.

5. What does Adonis do just before he turns his head away from Venus's kiss?
(a) Shudders.
(b) Winks.
(c) Moans.
(d) Smiles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the best interpretation of "sick-thoughted Venus" in line 5?

2. What does Adonis accuse Venus of in line 53?

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

4. What technique is used in line 59, " Even so she kiss’d his brow, his cheek, his chin"?

5. In lines 79-84, what bargain does Venus try to strike with Adonis?

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