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

2. What does Adonis tell Venus he primarily objects to about her professions of love?
(a) They are unfeminine.
(b) They are embarrassing.
(c) They are callous.
(d) They are dishonest.

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

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

5. When Venus shakes her head and then Adonis's hand, looks at him and then at the ground, what is it most reasonable to infer about her motivation?
(a) She is too distraught to know how to proceed.
(b) She is having second thoughts about her confession of love.
(c) She is too shy to explain to Adonis exactly what she wants from him.
(d) She is attempting to distract Adonis from her real intentions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the best definition of "sepulchres" in line 622, "His snout digs sepulchres where’er he goes"?

2. What is Adonis being compared to when the speaker says he is "Like a dive-dapper" (86)?

3. How does Adonis react to Venus's comparison of herself to a park?

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

5. Which is the best definition of "even" in Venus's question "What hour is this? or morn or weary even" (line 495)?

(see the answer key)

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