TEST - 19 - Prometheus Unbound, , The South sea House

“To suffer woes which Hope thinks infinite…” — This line emphasizes:

• Stoic fatalism
• Infinite endurance of the spirit
• Religious redemption
• Political resignation

“What was thy pity’s recompense? A silent suffering, and intense…” — The literary device used here is:

• Hyperbole
• Paradox
• Apostrophe
• Alliteration

The line “The loathèd Tyrant sits not on his throne” refers to:

• Zeus (Jupiter)
• Prometheus
• Demogorgon
• Oceanus

Identify the figure of speech in: “Thy Godlike crime was to be kind.”

• Irony
• Paradox
• Metaphor
• Euphemism

The quote "The soul of man, like unextinguished fire" expresses:

• Human mortality
• Eternal divine punishment
• Romantic ideal of the indomitable human spirit
• Classical pessimism

The metaphor “This is the day, which down the void abysm…” implies:

• Revolution and rebirth
• Fear of eternity
• Scientific exploration
• Pagan doom

In Act I, Prometheus’s curse upon Jupiter is taken back because:

• He fears punishment
• He pities Jupiter
• It violates his spirit of love and forgiveness
• Asia commands it

The epithet "Foul Tyrant of the World" refers to:

• Christ
• Zeus (Jupiter)
• Demogorgon
• Earth

Identify the dominant tone of Act III:

• Despair and chaos
• Revolutionary anger
• Utopian regeneration and harmony
• Classical lamentation

Which poetic device is consistently used to elevate Prometheus’s moral grandeur?

• Satire
• Irony
• Elevated diction & blank verse
• Allegory