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

2. What motif recurs throughout the description of the horse's courage and desire?
(a) Heat.
(b) Flight.
(c) Justice.
(d) Water.

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

4. Which technique is used in line 219, "Red cheeks and fiery eyes blaze forth her wrong"?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Apostrophe.

5. What color is most prominent in the description of Venus kneeling before Adonis and putting her hand on his cheek?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Purple.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the speaker, what is the one thing that the horse lacks?

2. What technique is used in lines 254 and 255, "Her words are done, her woes the more increasing;/ The time is spent, her object will away"?

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

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

5. What does the speaker compare to caves?

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