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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 myrtle grove.
(b) A mossy hillock.
(c) A garden pond.
(d) A copse of oaks.

2. What technique is used in lines 815 and 816, "Look how a bright star shooteth from the sky,/ So glides he in the night from Venus’ eye"?
(a) Simile.
(b) Synecdoche.
(c) Personification.
(d) Apostrophe.

3. What technique is used in line 645, "Grew I not faint, and fell I not downright"?
(a) Parallelism.
(b) Anadiplosis.
(c) Antistrophe.
(d) Chiasmus.

4. What critique does the speaker offer of Venus's song?
(a) It exaggerates her feelings.
(b) It is long and boring.
(c) It is immodest.
(d) It is out of tune.

5. Which is the best definition of "bootless" in the context of line 422?
(a) Useless, pointless.
(b) Unmannerly, rude.
(c) Irresponsible, careless.
(d) Informal, casual.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which technique is used in line 218, "And swelling passion doth provoke a pause"?

2. What technique is used in line 640, "They that thrive well, take counsel of their friends"?

3. What motif recurs throughout the description of the horse's courage and desire?

4. Who or what is being described when the word "fetlocks" is used in line 295?

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

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