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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What technique is used in line 431, "Melodious discord, heavenly tune, harsh-sounding"?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Chiasmus.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

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

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

4. What technique is used in line 59, " Even so she kiss’d his brow, his cheek, his chin"?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Chiasmus.
(c) Anthimeria.
(d) Asyndeton.

5. Toward the end of the passage, what does Venus say Adonis must do in order for her to release his hand?
(a) Promise not to leave.
(b) Admit that he desires her.
(c) Give back her heart.
(d) Kiss her willingly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which technique is used in line 218, "And swelling passion doth provoke a pause"?

2. Which is the best interpretation of "sick-thoughted Venus" in line 5?

3. To what does the speaker compare Venus finally opening her eyes after her faint?

4. 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?

5. What technique is used in lines 432 and 433, "my ears would love/ That inward beauty and invisible"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the comparison made between Adonis's mouth and a "red morn" (line 453).

2. How does Adonis eventually end up kissing Venus?

3. Explain the comparison the speaker makes between Adonis's horse and one created by an artist.

4. Why does the speaker compare Venus's eyes to "the moon in water seen by night" (line 492)?

5. In lines 131 and 132, what does Venus mean when she tells Adonis that "Fair flowers that are not gather’d in their prime/ Rot, and consume themselves in little time"?

6. What point is Adonis making with the metaphor "Who plucks the bud before one leaf put forth?" (line 416)?

7. What plan does Adonis share with Venus just as she is finally about to let him leave her, and how does Venus react?

8. How does the mare react to the stallion at first, and how does her reaction change?

9. What does Venus tell Adonis will "buy" her heart (line 514), and how does she propose that he "seal" the bargain (line 516)?

10. Throughout the passage, which participants in a trial is Venus compared to?

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