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

2. What is Adonis being compared to when the speaker says he is "Like a dive-dapper" (86)?
(a) A swimmer.
(b) An osprey.
(c) A duck.
(d) A fish.

3. What colors are most prominent in the first 36 stanzas of the poem?
(a) White and purple.
(b) Red and white.
(c) Blue and red.
(d) Purple and blue.

4. Which is the best interpretation of "sick-thoughted Venus" in line 5?
(a) Venus's thoughts are unnatural.
(b) Venus's thoughts are evil.
(c) Venus is sick with love for Adonis.
(d) Venus cannot think clearly because she is ill.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Venus asks Adonis "Is thine own heart to thine own face affected?" whose story is she alluding to (157)?

2. What techniques are used in lines 25 and 26, "With this she seizeth on his sweating palm,/ The precedent of pith and livelihood"?

3. What technique is used in line 75, "Still is he sullen, still he lours and frets"?

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

5. Which of the poem's motifs is most clearly illustrated by line 41, "Backward she push’d him, as she would be thrust"?

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