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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the definition of "recketh" in the line "What recketh he his rider’s angry stir" (line 283)?
(a) Considers.
(b) Ignores.
(c) Ruins.
(d) Angers.

2. What techniques are used in lines 417 and 418, "If springing things be any jot diminish’d,/ They wither in their prime, prove nothing worth"?
(a) Simile and personification.
(b) Inversion and contraction.
(c) Personification and inversion.
(d) Contraction and simile.

3. What technique is used in line 111, "Strong-temper’d steel his stronger strength obey’d"?
(a) Epizeuxis.
(b) Epimone.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Polyptoton.

4. What event causes the speaker to say that "The night of sorrow now is turn’d to day" (line 481)?
(a) The stallion returns to Adonis.
(b) Venus agrees to let Adonis leave.
(c) Helios feels jealous of Adonis.
(d) Adonis kisses Venus.

5. Which technique is used in line 219, "Red cheeks and fiery eyes blaze forth her wrong"?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Apostrophe.
(d) Imagery.

6. Which technique is used in lines 221 and 222, "And now she weeps, and now she fain would speak/ And now her sobs do her intendments break"?
(a) Anadiplosis.
(b) Paralepsis.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Chiasmus.

7. How does Adonis view romantic love?
(a) He thinks it should be reserved for marriage.
(b) He thinks it elevates a person spiritually.
(c) He thinks it is chaotic and burdensome,
(d) He thinks it is frightening and dangerous.

8. Which is the best definition for "Fondling" as used in line 229?
(a) Beloved.
(b) Savior.
(c) Lost one.
(d) Stubborn one.

9. What is Adonis planning to do when he is accosted by Venus?
(a) Nap.
(b) Pick flowers.
(c) Hunt.
(d) Eat lunch.

10. 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) The ocean.
(b) A stamp.
(c) Wax.
(d) Sand.

11. Which is the best definition of "bootless" in the context of line 422?
(a) Useless, pointless.
(b) Informal, casual.
(c) Irresponsible, careless.
(d) Unmannerly, rude.

12. What does Venus call "heavenly moisture" in line 64?
(a) The dew on the flowers.
(b) Her own kisses.
(c) Adonis's tears.
(d) Adonis's breath.

13. Which is the best interpretation of "sick-thoughted Venus" in line 5?
(a) Venus is sick with love for Adonis.
(b) Venus's thoughts are evil.
(c) Venus cannot think clearly because she is ill.
(d) Venus's thoughts are unnatural.

14. Which is the best characterization of the connotations of Venus's description of "fountains" (line 234) and "rising hillocks" in her description of the park (line 237)?
(a) Comforting.
(b) Boastful.
(c) Sexual.
(d) Sarcastic.

15. What is the "copse" mentioned in line 259?
(a) A small barn.
(b) A stand of trees.
(c) A fenced area.
(d) A valley.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Venus shakes her head and then Adonis's hand, looks at him and then at the ground, what is it most reasonable to infer about her motivation?

2. Who or what is being described when the word "fetlocks" is used in line 295?

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

4. What does Adonis tell Venus is the only thing he could love?

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

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