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

2. What "circuit" is Venus referring to when she tells Adonis "I have hemm’d thee here/ Within the circuit of this ivory pale" (lines 229-230)?
(a) Her heart.
(b) A ring of flowers.
(c) The field.
(d) Her arms.

3. What is the best definition of "sepulchres" in line 622, "His snout digs sepulchres where’er he goes"?
(a) Wounds.
(b) Trenches.
(c) Graves.
(d) Furrows.

4. To whom is Venus referring when she brags about being courted by the god of war?
(a) Mercury.
(b) Mars.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Apollo.

5. Which technique is used in line 219, "Red cheeks and fiery eyes blaze forth her wrong"?
(a) Apostrophe.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the best definition for "Fondling" as used in line 229?

2. How does the speaker characterize Venus's lapse into unconsciousness?

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

4. What is Adonis planning to do when he is accosted by Venus?

5. Who is the author of the poem's epigraph?

(see the answer key)

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