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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. What technique is used in lines 401 and 402, "Who is so faint that dare not be so bold/ To touch the fire, the weather being cold?"
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Personification.

2. 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 increase crop yields.
(c) The power to cause sudden illness and death.
(d) The power to cause memory loss and hallucinations.

3. Which is the most reasonable interpretation of Venus's characterization of Adonis as having a "mermaid's voice" (line 429)?
(a) She is comparing his voice to the sound of the ocean.
(b) She is alluding to the mythological sirens.
(c) She is dismissing his perspective as too feminine.
(d) She is warning him that his voice can be snatched away.

4. What does Adonis accuse Venus of in line 53?
(a) Violence.
(b) Impulsiveness.
(c) Immodesty.
(d) Callousness.

5. What is Venus compared to when she hears the sound of the hunting dogs baying?
(a) A doe rushing to feed her fawn.
(b) A soldier deserting the battlefield.
(c) Someone who sees a poisonous snake.
(d) A lamp brighter than the sun himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Venus tell Adonis is his "duty" (line 168)?

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

3. What does Venus compare to an informer and a spy?

4. What is the "copse" mentioned in line 259?

5. Who is the "flap-mouth’d mourner" referred to in line 920?

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