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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. 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. 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)?
(a) Sarcastic.
(b) Sexual.
(c) Boastful.
(d) Comforting.

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

4. When Venus and Adonis are on the ground kissing in lines 547-558, what is Venus being compared to?
(a) A greedy child at the table.
(b) A soldier on the field of battle.
(c) A destructive storm at sea.
(d) A predatory wild animal.

5. What metaphorical comparison is introduced when the horse crushes the bit?
(a) The horse is compared to an escaped slave.
(b) The horse is compared to an unruly child.
(c) The bit is compared to logic and reason.
(d) The bit is compared to an unjust law.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Adonis being compared to when the speaker says he is "Like a dive-dapper" (86)?

4. What does the speaker compare to caves?

5. What does Adonis mean when he tells Venus that she can stop her tears and flattery, because in his heart, "they make no batt’ry" (line 426).

(see the answer key)

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