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

2. What is Venus referring to when she tells Adonis that "The tender spring upon thy tempting lip/ Shows thee unripe" (lines 127-128)?
(a) Beads of sweat.
(b) The beginnings of a mustache.
(c) The sickly green shade of his skin.
(d) The residue of her own tears.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adonis do just before he turns his head away from Venus's kiss?

2. To whom is the poem dedicated?

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

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

5. What does Venus compare Adonis to in line 8?

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