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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Lines 1009-1194.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Venus characterize animals like the lion, tiger, and wolf when in Adonis's presence?
(a) Tame.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Predatory.

2. In line 868, "She hearkens for his hounds and for his horn," which technique best conveys Venus's straining to hear a quiet, far-off sound?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Tone.
(c) Diction.
(d) Imagery.

3. How does Adonis react to Venus's comparison of herself to a park?
(a) With desire.
(b) With contempt.
(c) With laughter.
(d) With compassion.

4. What colors are emphasized in the description of morning?
(a) Blue and green.
(b) Yellow and orange.
(c) Silver and gold.
(d) Red and white.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Venus ask Adonis whether he saw her grow pale and tremble when he mentioned hunting boar?

3. Which technique is used in line 1151, "It shall be raging mad, and silly mild"?

4. Toward the end of the passage, what does Venus say Adonis must do in order for her to release his hand?

5. What does Venus say the boar is looking for with its "downward eye" (line 1106)?

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