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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. Toward the end of the passage, what does Venus say Adonis must do in order for her to release his hand?
(a) Give back her heart.
(b) Admit that he desires her.
(c) Kiss her willingly.
(d) Promise not to leave.

2. What technique is used in line 431, "Melodious discord, heavenly tune, harsh-sounding"?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Chiasmus.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Paradox.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What techniques are used in lines 25 and 26, "With this she seizeth on his sweating palm,/ The precedent of pith and livelihood"?

2. What does the speaker compare to caves?

3. Which is the best definition of "stillitory" in line 443, "For from the stillitory of thy face excelling"?

4. What technique is used in lines 432 and 433, "my ears would love/ That inward beauty and invisible"?

5. What does the speaker compare to a grinning wolf and a bullet?

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