AP LIT MULTIPLE CHOICE PRACTICE

1-In the first stanza, the speaker views the daisy as

• a worthy adversary for his arguments

• an example of God's glory

• an ordinary yet beloved natural object

• a beautiful yet uncomprehending part of nature

• a common yet controversial object of devotion

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2 - In the first two stanzas, the speaker implies that the poem’s setting is

• fictitious and idealized

• urban and bustling

• idyllic and luxurious

• agricultural and crowded

• rural and tranquil

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3 - In the second stanza, the speaker presents the daisy as

• a positive influence on humankind

• a source of his own inventiveness

• a symbol of inconstancy

• an indecipherable enigma

• an emblem of divine benevolence

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4 - Collectively, the images in the third stanza (lines 17-24) are distinguished by their

• commonness

• passivity

• diversity

• musicality

• severity

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5- In the third stanza, the first three lines contain how many stressed syllables compared to the fourth line?

• Two versus three

• Three versus two

• Four versus three

• Four versus two

• Five versus three

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6 - In lines 27-29 (“—and instantly . . . vanish—”), the speaker depicts the

• ephemeral quality of the daisy

• vividness of human experience

• far-fetched nature of his similes

• inadequacy of his skill as a poet

• mercurial nature of his imagination

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7 - How does the image of the daisy in the fifth stanza (lines 33-40) differ from the previous images?

• It is more beguiling.

• It is more playful.

• It is more changeable.

• It is grimmer.

• It is loftier.

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8-In lines 39-40, the speaker asks that

• anyone who criticizes the daisy find no peace

• any bird who disturbs the daisy find no rest

• no other flower challenge the beauty of the daisy

• only he may reprove the daisy

• peace come to the daisy at last

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9-Which best characterizes the shift that occurs in lines 41-43?

• The speaker wearies of the natural world.

• The speaker returns to the reality of the moment.

• The speaker’s persona becomes more forceful.

• The daisy loses its appeal for the speaker.

• The daisy transforms into a fantastical object.

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10 - In line 43, “fast” is best understood to mean

• quickly

• firmly

• prematurely

• recklessly

• chaotically

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