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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 does Venus tell Adonis is his "duty" (line 168)?
(a) To enjoy youth while it lasts.
(b) To have sex and beget children.
(c) To obey the will of a goddess.
(d) To accept the admiration his great beauty causes.

2. What is Adonis planning to do when he is accosted by Venus?
(a) Hunt.
(b) Nap.
(c) Pick flowers.
(d) Eat lunch.

3. What technique is used in line 432, "Ear’s deep sweet music, and heart’s deep sore wounding"?
(a) Antithesis.
(b) Antimetabole.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Juxtaposition.

4. What does Venus compare to an informer and a spy?
(a) Love.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Lust.
(d) Conscience.

5. How does Adonis view romantic love?
(a) He thinks it should be reserved for marriage.
(b) He thinks it is chaotic and burdensome,
(c) He thinks it is frightening and dangerous.
(d) He thinks it elevates a person spiritually.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which is the most reasonable interpretation of Venus's characterization of Adonis as having a "mermaid's voice" (line 429)?

3. To what does the speaker compare Venus finally opening her eyes after her faint?

4. What characteristic of the boar does Venus's description primarily stress?

5. Which is the best definition of "bootless" in the context of line 422?

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