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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. Besides being goddess of the moon and the hunt, what significant power was Cynthia believed to possess?
(a) The power to control the weather.
(b) The power to cause memory loss and hallucinations.
(c) The power to cause sudden illness and death.
(d) The power to increase crop yields.

2. What is the most logical definition of "tushes" in the context of line 617, "Whose tushes never sheath’d he whetteth still"?
(a) Touches.
(b) Tusks.
(c) Hooves.
(d) Knives.

3. What does Venus call "heavenly moisture" in line 64?
(a) Adonis's breath.
(b) Her own kisses.
(c) The dew on the flowers.
(d) Adonis's tears.

4. Whom does Venus address as a "clear god" (line 860)?
(a) The sky.
(b) The sun.
(c) The morning.
(d) The wind.

5. What does Venus compare Adonis to in line 8?
(a) A stag.
(b) A flower.
(c) The sun.
(d) A stallion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the context of the comparison of Adonis's departure to the departure of a friend onboard ship, which of the following words functions as a pun?

3. What event causes the speaker to say that "The night of sorrow now is turn’d to day" (line 481)?

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

5. Which is the best characterization of the connotations of Venus's description of "fountains" (line 234) and "rising hillocks" in her description of the park (line 237)?

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