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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. In lines 79-84, what bargain does Venus try to strike with Adonis?
(a) She will get off of him if he gives her one voluntary kiss.
(b) She will not tell anyone about it if he will have sex with her.
(c) She will ask the gods to make him immortal if he will be her partner.
(d) She will let him explain his feelings if he speaks nicely to her.

2. Which is the best definition for "Fondling" as used in line 229?
(a) Stubborn one.
(b) Lost one.
(c) Beloved.
(d) Savior.

3. Which technique is used in line 218, "And swelling passion doth provoke a pause"?
(a) Parallelism.
(b) Inversion.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Antistrophe.

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

5. What technique is used in line 111, "Strong-temper’d steel his stronger strength obey’d"?
(a) Polyptoton.
(b) Epimone.
(c) Epizeuxis.
(d) Anaphora.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who or what is being described when the word "fetlocks" is used in line 295?

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

3. Which is the best interpretation of "sick-thoughted Venus" in line 5?

4. What motif recurs throughout the description of the horse's courage and desire?

5. How does Adonis view romantic love?

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