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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. In lines 79-84, what bargain does Venus try to strike with Adonis?
(a) She will let him explain his feelings if he speaks nicely to her.
(b) She will not tell anyone about it if he will have sex with her.
(c) She will get off of him if he gives her one voluntary kiss.
(d) She will ask the gods to make him immortal if he will be her partner.

2. To whom is Venus referring when she brags about being courted by the god of war?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Mars.
(d) Mercury.

3. What does Venus compare Adonis to in line 8?
(a) The sun.
(b) A stag.
(c) A flower.
(d) A stallion.

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

5. What does Adonis accuse Venus of in line 53?
(a) Immodesty.
(b) Callousness.
(c) Impulsiveness.
(d) Violence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Venus referring to when she tells Adonis that "The tender spring upon thy tempting lip/ Shows thee unripe" (lines 127-128)?

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

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

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

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