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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Lines 217-408.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who or what is being described when the word "fetlocks" is used in line 295?
(a) Venus.
(b) The mare.
(c) The stallion.
(d) Adonis.

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

5. What is Adonis planning to do when he is accosted by Venus?
(a) Pick flowers.
(b) Nap.
(c) Hunt.
(d) Eat lunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What motif recurs throughout the description of the horse's courage and desire?

2. Which is the best characterization of the connotations of Venus's description of "fountains" (line 234) and "rising hillocks" in her description of the park (line 237)?

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

4. How does Adonis react to Venus's comparison of herself to a park?

5. Which technique is used in line 218, "And swelling passion doth provoke a pause"?

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