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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Lines 613-810.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the definition of "recketh" in the line "What recketh he his rider’s angry stir" (line 283)?
(a) Ignores.
(b) Considers.
(c) Angers.
(d) Ruins.

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

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

4. How does the speaker characterize Venus's lapse into unconsciousness?
(a) It is unsurprising.
(b) It is cunning.
(c) It demonstrates Venus's soft heart.
(d) It demonstrates Venus's sincerity.

5. What technique is used in line 640, "They that thrive well, take counsel of their friends"?
(a) Paralepsis.
(b) Aphorism.
(c) Antimetabole.
(d) Apostrophe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adonis accuse Venus of in line 53?

2. What does Venus tell Adonis is usually unlike her?

3. What do Venus's descriptions of the rabbit, fox, and deer have in common?

4. Which techniques are used in lines 267-268, "The bearing earth with his hard hoof he wounds/ Whose hollow womb resounds like heaven’s thunder"?

5. What colors are most prominent in the first 36 stanzas of the poem?

(see the answer key)

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