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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. 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?
(a) Contend.
(b) Fold.
(c) Merciless.
(d) Pitchy.

2. Which is the best definition of "even" in Venus's question "What hour is this? or morn or weary even" (line 495)?
(a) At the same time.
(b) Level.
(c) Evening.
(d) Equal.

3. Which of the poem's motifs is most clearly illustrated by line 41, "Backward she push’d him, as she would be thrust"?
(a) The reversal of expected gender roles.
(b) Adonis's unnatural lack of desire.
(c) The difference between lust and love.
(d) The contrast between passion and virtue.

4. What does the speaker compare to a grinning wolf and a bullet?
(a) Cupid drawing his bow.
(b) Venus's lustful thoughts.
(c) Adonis's stallion's seduction of the mare.
(d) The words Adonis intends to say.

5. How does the speaker characterize Venus's lapse into unconsciousness?
(a) It demonstrates Venus's sincerity.
(b) It is unsurprising.
(c) It demonstrates Venus's soft heart.
(d) It is cunning.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which is the most reasonable interpretation of Venus's characterization of Adonis as having a "mermaid's voice" (line 429)?

3. Which is the best interpretation of line 600, in which Venus is said "To clip Elysium and to lack her joy"?

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

5. What causes Venus to fall to the ground, unconscious?

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