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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 techniques are used in lines 25 and 26, "With this she seizeth on his sweating palm,/ The precedent of pith and livelihood"?
(a) Onomatopoeia and metonymy.
(b) Alliteration and assonance.
(c) Metonymy and alliteration.
(d) Assonance and onomatopoeia.

2. What is Adonis being compared to when the speaker says he is "Like a dive-dapper" (86)?
(a) An osprey.
(b) A fish.
(c) A swimmer.
(d) A duck.

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

4. What technique is used in lines 629 and 630, "The thorny brambles and embracing bushes/ As fearful of him, part"?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Personification.
(d) Symbolism.

5. What is Venus's main criticism of chastity?
(a) It is a needlessly joyless practice.
(b) It prevents people from having children.
(c) It shows ingratitude toward the gods.
(d) It prevents her from getting what she wants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Venus call "heavenly moisture" in line 64?

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

4. What does Venus tell Adonis will be the cause of him tripping and falling?

5. What does Adonis tell Venus he primarily objects to about her professions of love?

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