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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. To what does Venus compare her own lips when she says that Adonis's lips are "sweet seals in my soft lips imprinted" (line 511)?
(a) A stamp.
(b) Sand.
(c) The ocean.
(d) Wax.

2. What does Adonis do just before he turns his head away from Venus's kiss?
(a) Smiles.
(b) Shudders.
(c) Winks.
(d) Moans.

3. What technique is used in line 640, "They that thrive well, take counsel of their friends"?
(a) Antimetabole.
(b) Apostrophe.
(c) Aphorism.
(d) Paralepsis.

4. What bird's song heralds the approach of morning?
(a) The sparrow.
(b) The lark.
(c) The thrush.
(d) The robin.

5. 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 more valuable before he revealed his rebellious streak.
(c) He was beautiful but not useful.
(d) He was like a broken-down cart horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in lines 629 and 630, "The thorny brambles and embracing bushes/ As fearful of him, part"?

2. When Venus asks Adonis "Is thine own heart to thine own face affected?" whose story is she alluding to (157)?

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

4. 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?"

5. What technique is used in line 720, "'In night,' quoth she, 'desire sees best of all.'"?

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