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Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics.The gall he displayed during his exchange with the police officer madeus all uneasy. * shyness * honesty * deceit * boldness2. “Seven years thou wert lent to me, and I thee pay, Exacted by thy fate,on the just day.”Which of these is nearest in meaning to the word exacted, as it is usedin the passage above? * requested and received * denied and rejected * demanded and collected * refuted and conquered3. “His utmost power with adverse power opposedIn dubious battle on theplains of Heaven…”Which of these is nearest in meaning to the word dubious, as it is usedin the passage above? * decisive * unknown * uncertain * awkwardMatch the definitions to the words by filling in the correct letter.a. desire for pleasureb. belief that something might be true even though it cannot be confirmedc. extremely large numberd. pay a cost or expensee. barren, open country covered with small shrubs/Use the word bank to answer the question./4. heath5. surmise6. voluptuousness7. defray8. myriad9. Read these lines, from The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd/.“If all the world and love were young,/And truth in every shepherd’stongue,/These pretty pleasures might me move/To live with thee and bythy love.”To judge from her words, how does the nymph regard the shepherd’s offerof love? * as humorous * as inadequate * as insulting * as acceptable10. “… Wishing me like to one more rich in hope,/Featured like him, like himwith friends possessed,/Desiring this man’s art, and that man’s scope…”What emotion is Shakespeare describing in these lines from Sonnet 29? * gratitude * anger * envy * melancholy11. “If this be error and upon me proved,/I never writ, nor no man ever loved.”Which conclusion can be drawn from these final lines of Shakespeare’sSonnet 116? * The narrator will recant his or her assumption about love if proven wrong. * The narrator will never recant his or her assumption about love if proven correct. * The narrator will recant his or her assumption about friendship if proven wrong. * The narrator will never recant his or her assumption about friendship if proven correct.12. Which excerpt from John Donne’s "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning"indicates what the speaker does not want his wife to mourn? /(1 point)/ * “While some of their sad friends do say,/The breath goes now…” * “Our two souls therefore, which are one,/Though I must go, endure not yet…” * “Moving of th’ earth brings harms and fears,/Men reckon what it did…” * “Thy firmness makes my circle just,/And makes me end…”13. Read this excerpt from John Donne’s "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning."“Our two souls therefore, which are one,/Though I must go, endure notyet/A breach, but an expansion,/Like gold to airy thinness beat.”Which of these is the *best* interpretation of this passage? * Donne is using irony to trivialize the love between him and his wife. * Donne is using a conceit to describe the love between him and his wife. * Donne is using an understatement to stress the strength of his love for his wife. * Donne is using sarcasm to dismiss the love his wife has for him.14. Which line *best* states the theme of John Donne’s Holy Sonnet 10? * “One short sleep past, we wake eternally…” * “… And soonest our best men with thee do go…” * "Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so," * “… And doest with poison, war, and sickness dwell…”15. “… that Library where every book shall lie open to one another…”Which of these is the *best* interpretation of this phrase from JohnDonne’s Meditation 17? * It is a description of Death. * It is a description of God. * It is a description of Hell. * It is a description of Heaven.16. “Farewell, thou child of my right hand…”Which of these is the *most* accurate paraphrase of these words from BenJonson’s "On My First Son"? * “Farewell, joy…” * “Farewell, Ben…” * “Farewell, Father…” * “Farewell, sin…”17. Which of these excerpts from Ben Jonson’s "Song: To Celia" compares loveto intoxication? * “… Since then it grows and smells, I swear,/Not of itself, but thee.” * “I sent thee late a rosy wreath,/Not so much honoring thee…” * “… But might I of Jove’s nectar sup,/I would not change for thine.” * “But thou thereon didst only breathe,/And sent’st it back to me…”18. Read the phrase from John Milton’s "When I Consider How My Light Is Spent."“And that one talent which is death to hide…”To what is Milton alluding with this Biblical reference? * the individual’s obligation to serve his or her Maker * the loss of youth as years pass * the accumulation of wisdom over time * the need to pray to discern God’s will19. Read this excerpt from John Milton’s /Paradise Lost/.“Th’ infernal serpent; he it was, whose guile,/Stirred up with envy andrevenge, deceived/The mother of mankind…”To what event is Milton referring in these lines from /Paradise Lost/? * the casting of Satan from Heaven * Leviathan’s attack on a boat’s pilot * the eruption of Etna * Adam and Eve’s fall from perfection20. What do the speakers have in common in the sonnets "Whoso List to Hunt"by Sir Thomas Wyatt and "Sonnet 30" by Edmund Spenser? How are theydifferent? Consider the focus of the speaker in each work. /(2 points)/21. Explain the extended metaphor in Jonson’s “Song: To Celia.” 22. Explain the metaphor of the compass in Donne’s “A Valediction:Forbidding Mourning.”23. Explain Satan’s opinions about God. Do they seem logical?24. *Respond to one of the following prompts: * * Respond in a well-organized essay. * Answer is written in complete sentences.*Prompt A:*The idyllic vision of country life that characterizesRenaissance pastoral poetry speaks about a longing for a closerrelationship with nature. Why do you think humans long for a deeperrelationship with nature? Do you think this feeling is still commontoday? If it is, how is it similar to and different from the sentimentsthat brought about pastoral poetry?*Prompt B:* All of the poems you read in this unit were written from amale point of view. What feminine ideal do you think emerges from thesepoems? What is your opinion about it? How do you think it compares withthe idea of femininity in the Middle Ages?*Prompt C:* The poetry you read throughout this unit presents differentviews of love. Focusing on the tone of the poetry you read, comment onthe interpretation of love in Shakespeare’s sonnets, Donne’s “AValediction: Forbidding Mourning,” and Jonson’s “Song: To Celia.”*Prompt D:* Milton’s Satan in the epic poem /Paradise Lost/ can bedefined as an anti-hero. Write an essay explaining what makes Satan ananti-hero and how Milton’s characterization helps establish the figureof Satan as an awe-inspiring, yet terrifying being. /(25 points)/{1}OK{1}##LOC[OK]##<javascript:void(0);> ##LOC[Cancel]##<javascript:void(0);>{1}YesNoConnections Academy Logo You have been logged outYou are no longer logged in. 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