Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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In the sestet of “On His Blindness,”
the personified virtue which answers is
a. | Hope. | b. | Patience. | c. | Kindness. | d. | Humility. |
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“When I consider how my light is
spent”
This, the opening line of Milton’s “On His Blindness,”
illustrates the use of
a. | kenning. | b. | paradox. | c. | metonymy.
| d. | aphorism. |
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At the conclusion of Milton’s sonnet
“On His Blindness,” the speaker is
a. | urged to be patient. | b. | directed to pray. | c. | encouraged to be
charitable. | d. | advised to
repent. |
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“They also serve who only stand and
wait”
In this line from “On His Blindness,” who is being
served?
a. | man | b. | Milton | c. | angels | d. | God |
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