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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Lines 409-612.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Adonis react to Venus's comparison of herself to a park?
(a) With contempt.
(b) With laughter.
(c) With compassion.
(d) With desire.

2. 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.

3. What "circuit" is Venus referring to when she tells Adonis "I have hemm’d thee here/ Within the circuit of this ivory pale" (lines 229-230)?
(a) Her arms.
(b) The field.
(c) Her heart.
(d) A ring of flowers.

4. When Venus asks Adonis "Is thine own heart to thine own face affected?" whose story is she alluding to (157)?
(a) The Minotaur.
(b) Narcissus.
(c) Pygmalion.
(d) Icarus.

5. Which is the best definition of "bootless" in the context of line 422?
(a) Unmannerly, rude.
(b) Informal, casual.
(c) Useless, pointless.
(d) Irresponsible, careless.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the speaker characterize Venus's lapse into unconsciousness?

2. When Adonis tells Venus "Remove your siege from my unyielding heart," what metaphor used earlier in the poem does this recall (line 423)?

3. To what does the speaker compare Venus finally opening her eyes after her faint?

4. What color is most prominent in the description of Venus kneeling before Adonis and putting her hand on his cheek?

5. Which technique is used in line 219, "Red cheeks and fiery eyes blaze forth her wrong"?

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