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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason does Venus suggest the sun and wind took pity on Adonis's tears?
(a) Because of his youth.
(b) Because of his beauty.
(c) Because of his morality.
(d) Because of his kindness.

2. What technique is used in line 899, "Bids them leave quaking, bids them fear no more"?
(a) Anadiplosis.
(b) Anaphora.
(c) Antithesis.
(d) Anthimeria.

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

4. What technique is used in line 645, "Grew I not faint, and fell I not downright"?
(a) Parallelism.
(b) Anadiplosis.
(c) Chiasmus.
(d) Antistrophe.

5. In the simile discussing the impact of an earthquake on a king's subjects, what does the speaker say causes earthquakes?
(a) God's wrath.
(b) Disturbed rotation of the earth.
(c) Wind trapped in the ground.
(d) Shifting tectonic plates.

6. Which is the most reasonable interpretation of Venus's motives as she describes hunting a rabbit?
(a) She intends to show Adonis how sympathetic she is toward prey animals.
(b) She intends to shame Adonis into choosing to hunt rabbit instead of boar.
(c) She intends to make it sound as exciting as hunting a boar.
(d) She intends to illustrate how knowledgeable she is about hunting.

7. Besides being goddess of the moon and the hunt, what significant power was Cynthia believed to possess?
(a) The power to control the weather.
(b) The power to cause memory loss and hallucinations.
(c) The power to increase crop yields.
(d) The power to cause sudden illness and death.

8. What technique is used in lines 1123 and 1124, "She looks upon his lips, and they are pale;/ She takes him by the hand, and that is cold"?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Parallelism.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Personification.

9. What does Venus tell Adonis will be the cause of him tripping and falling?
(a) It is dark and cloudy.
(b) He is distracted by love.
(c) One of the gods is jealous.
(d) Earth wants to kiss him.

10. What is the best definition of "eyne" in line 633, "Nor thy soft hands, sweet lips, and crystal eyne"?
(a) Eyes.
(b) Voice.
(c) Skin.
(d) Breath.

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

12. Which technique is used in line 1151, "It shall be raging mad, and silly mild"?
(a) Verbal irony.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Juxtaposition.
(d) Paradox.

13. 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) Merciless.
(c) Fold.
(d) Pitchy.

14. When Venus "sings extemporally a woeful ditty," what is the best definition for "extemporally" in this context (line 836)?
(a) With self-pity that is almost comical.
(b) Without preparation or prior thought.
(c) Displaying great emotion.
(d) At great length.

15. What does Adonis tell Venus he primarily objects to about her professions of love?
(a) They are callous.
(b) They are embarrassing.
(c) They are dishonest.
(d) They are unfeminine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Venus compared to when she hears the sound of the hunting dogs baying?

2. What critique does the speaker offer of Venus's song?

3. What does line 972 compare to "many clouds consulting for foul weather"?

4. What is the most logical definition of "tushes" in the context of line 617, "Whose tushes never sheath’d he whetteth still"?

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

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