AP Multiple Choice 1

1.

1 point

The poem is an example of a(n)

ballad

dramatic monologue

sonnet

lyric

ode

2.

1 point

The setting of the sun is a symbol for

the onset of night

facing death

encountering danger

the end of a relationship

the beginning of winter

3.

1 point

The second stanza is developed primarily by

hyperbole

personification

allusion

metaphor

simile

4.

1 point

"He" is line 15 refers to

charity

Truth

Pride

Wisdom

I

5.

1 point

According to the speaker, what separates man from beast?

love

charity

truth

wisdom

friendship

6.

1 point

For the speaker, the relationship has bean all of the following except

spiritual

honest

nourishing

ephemeral

dangerous

7.

1 point

The reader can infer from the play on words in the last stanza that the speaker is

wistful

bitter

capricious

dying

frantic

8.

1 point

"This once holy place" (line 12) refers to

the sea

the circus

the relationship

the sunset

the Church

9.

1 point

The cause of the relationship's situation is

the lover being insensitive

the lover's pride coming between them

the lover not taking the relationship seriously

the lover feeling intellectually superior

a stranger coming between them

10.

1 point

The speaker acknowledges the finality of the relationship in line(s)

1-2

18-19

16

7

8

11.

1 point

The passage is an example of

the opening of a novel

an ode

the opening of an autobiography

a dramatic monologue

an essay

12.

1 point

According to Shelley, a poet is a combination of

grammarian and poet

historical figure and patriot

sculptor and musician

lawmaker and seer

artist and priest

13.

1 point

In lines 5 and 6, "the germs of the flower and the fruit of latest time" can best be interpreted to mean

that the poet's thoughts destroy conventional thinking

that the current thoughts of the poet presage the future

that the poet is clairvoyant

that the poet is the gardener of thought

the guardian of the future

14.

1 point

According to Shelley, "the pretense of superstition" (lines 7-8) is

the ability to "foreknow" events

the ability to change the future

the ability to control the future

to grant immortality to the poet

to be a legislator

15.

1 point

Shelley asserts that grammatical forms (lines 10-15) serve all of the following purposes except

to indicate verb tense

to solidify relative pronouns

to forbid citation

to clarify pronoun agreement

to enhance poetry

16.

1 point

The reader may infer that the Bible and the works of Aeschylus and Danter

are too far in the past to be of value today

have injured poetry

deal with superstition

are more decisive than art

are examples of Shelley's theories

17.

1 point

According to Shelley, poetry, sculpture, music, and painting have what characteristic in common

They can only relate to a specific time and place.

They are eternal.

They rely on grammatical forms.

They are dependent on one another

They are at odds with one another.

18.

1 point

In lines 19-20, the phrase "that imperial faculty, whose throne..." refers to

poetry

nature

language

legislators

synonyms

19.

1 point

According to Shelley, which of the following is not part of the nature of language?

It causes civil habits of action.

It is a reflection of passion.

It is imaginative.

It is connected only to thought.

It deals with the eternal self.

20.

1 point

In lines 27, the word "former" refers to language, then "latter" refers to

art

limits

motion

metrics

imagination

21.

1 point

Lines 27-28, beginning with "The former...," contain which of the following literary devices?
I. parallel structure
II. simile
III. personification

I only

II only

III only

I and II only

I, II, and III

22.

1 point

According to the final paragraph, the greatest attribute of the poet is his

sensitivity to light and dark

depiction of fantasy and reality

creation of art

perception of others

ability to reflect the future