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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Lines 811-1008.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Venus go first thing in the morning?
(a) A garden pond.
(b) A mossy hillock.
(c) A myrtle grove.
(d) A copse of oaks.

2. What does Venus mean when she says that the stallion stood "like a jade" when he was tied to the tree (line 391)?
(a) He was as still as a statue.
(b) He was like a broken-down cart horse.
(c) He was more valuable before he revealed his rebellious streak.
(d) He was beautiful but not useful.

3. What technique is used in lines 254 and 255, "Her words are done, her woes the more increasing;/ The time is spent, her object will away"?
(a) Imagery.
(b) Parallelism.
(c) Apostrophe.
(d) Paradox.

4. To whose dismayed surprise does the speaker compare Venus's astonishment when Adonis leaves her?
(a) Someone who is walking across unknown terrain and falls into a bog of quicksand.
(b) Someone who is accidentally struck by a careless hunter's arrow.
(c) Someone whose lamp blows out when they are walking in the woods at night.
(d) Someone whose pampered pet suddenly slips outside and runs away.

5. What is the best definition of "eyne" in line 633, "Nor thy soft hands, sweet lips, and crystal eyne"?
(a) Eyes.
(b) Breath.
(c) Skin.
(d) Voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bird's song heralds the approach of morning?

2. Which techniques are used in line 838, "love is wise in folly foolish witty"?

3. What colors are emphasized in the description of morning?

4. Besides being goddess of the moon and the hunt, what significant power was Cynthia believed to possess?

5. Which techniques are used in lines 267-268, "The bearing earth with his hard hoof he wounds/ Whose hollow womb resounds like heaven’s thunder"?

(see the answer key)

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