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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. 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 difference between lust and love.
(b) The reversal of expected gender roles.
(c) The contrast between passion and virtue.
(d) Adonis's unnatural lack of desire.

2. Which techniques are used in line 838, "love is wise in folly foolish witty"?
(a) Paradox, oxymoron, and chiasmus.
(b) Chiasmus, anthimeria, and analogy.
(c) Analogy, paradox, and anthimeria.
(d) Anthimeria, oxymoron, and paradox.

3. What is the most logical definition of "tushes" in the context of line 617, "Whose tushes never sheath’d he whetteth still"?
(a) Tusks.
(b) Hooves.
(c) Knives.
(d) Touches.

4. What "circuit" is Venus referring to when she tells Adonis "I have hemm’d thee here/ Within the circuit of this ivory pale" (lines 229-230)?
(a) Her arms.
(b) A ring of flowers.
(c) The field.
(d) Her heart.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in line 431, "Melodious discord, heavenly tune, harsh-sounding"?

2. What does Venus tell Adonis is usually unlike her?

3. What bird's song heralds the approach of morning?

4. Which is the best definition of "stillitory" in line 443, "For from the stillitory of thy face excelling"?

5. How does Adonis react to Venus's comparison of herself to a park?

(see the answer key)

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