The Passionate Shepherd to His Love and the Nymph's Reply

In "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love", what does the speaker urge his love to do?

• forgive him for loving another

• runaway with him to the city

• come live with him in the country

• help him feed the flocks

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In "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love", what the is the speaker's attitude toward the woman he loves?

• anxious

• worried

• confident

• considerate

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Which one best describes the setting in "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"?

• imperfect

• primitive

• harmonious

• idealized

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What are the two things that the shepherd says he will do for his beloved?

• make a bed of roses and a gown of wool

• build her a house and start a garden

• sing songs and give her a feast

• give her jewels and silken skirts

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What does the speaker in "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" NOT mention?

• Young boys dancing for his love.

• The pleasures and simplicity of life.

• The hardships of life in the country.

• Luxurious clothing made for his love.

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What does the speaker of "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" want his love to do?

• Become his shepherd for his flocks of sheep.

• Run away with him to live in the country.

• Become a gardener and grow many roses.

• Dance with him happily.

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Why does the nymph reject the shepherd in "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd"?

• Time will pass and the joys of youth will fade.

• She has no desire to live in the country.

• She loves another and will not leave him.

• She grew tired of waiting and married another.

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What is the speaker's attitude in "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd"?

• agreeable

• passionate

• realistic

• insulted

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What is the speaker's attitude toward love and youth in "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd"?

• You never experiences true love.

• Youth is the only time for love.

• Love and youth are endless.

• Love and youth are brief.

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What does the speaker mean in these lines from "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd"?

Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy bed of roses,/ Thy cap, thy kirtle and thy posies/ Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten,/ in folly ripe, in reason rotten.

• None of these things matter if love is true.

• All of these things were out in time, as does love itself.

• The reasons for these things have changed.

• Those are foolish and illogical ideas.

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