1 What does the strange labyrinth most likely represent? The troubles of poetry writing A difficult romantic relationship The difficulty of finding a way to salvation The decisions involved in growing up 2 Which line of the first stanza establishes an important contrast? 2 1 4 3 3 What is "the way" an allusion to? A famous London road The psalms The gospel of John A poem by Wroth's uncle, Sir Philip Sidney 4 Which of the following best paraphrases line 4? If I am allowed to go forward, I will no longer be in danger Moving in any direction will be dangerous Please let me go forward, so I can face this danger If I go forward, I will meet with danger 5 What can we infer about the labyrinth from the first stanza? The speaker is primarily afraid of the labyrinth There's one obvious right way, but the speaker is missing it The speaker wants to test her luck, but something is stopping her from moving There are many possible choices to make 6 Which of the following best describes the tone of the first stanza? Terrified Despearate At ease Excited 7 What does the first stanza NOT suggest about love? Love is difficult Love is painful Love is confusing Love is rational 8 Think about the process of navigating a dark labyrinth. What does Wroth's choice of this symbol suggest about her views on love? Romantic love is inferior to divine love Decisions made in love rely on minimal information Romantic love sometimes involves shame Love is all about the end goal 9 Which of the following is personified in stanza 2? Shame Suspicion The labyrinth Mourning 10 What do the first two stanzas of the poem say about choice? Every choice seems to have a negative outcome, but it's worth it for love When you're in love, it's hard to make trivial decisions Every choice has a negative outcome, so it's impossible to pick The choices made in the labyrinth are high stakes, so it's important to pick the right path 11 The beginning of the third stanza is structured through pairs of what literary device? Synonyms Antonyms Allegories Metaphors 12 What is the shift in the third stanza? The speaker realizes she doesn't want to be in the labyrinth The speaker stops worrying about finding the right path The speaker realizes what path she should follow The speaker begins to resent the labyrinth 13 Which of the following best approximates the meaning of "allay" in line 11? Help A weapon A friend Hope 14 Which of the following best approximates the meaning of "travail" in line 12? A long journey Comfort Difficult, laborious effort The results of hard labor 15 Which of the following best approximates the meaning of "hire" in line 12? Lover Master Employee Burden 16 What does the speaker decide in the third stanza? To abandon the labyrinth, and choose the thread of love To stop doubting, and choose the path she suspects is right To take the right hand way To continue through the maze, regardless of her doubt 17 Which of the following best approximates the meaning of "retire" in line 12? Give up Stop working Return Die 18 Which stanzas contain shifts? 1, 3, and 4 3 and 4 Only stanza 3 Only stanza 4 19 Which literary device best describes the relationship between stanzas 2 and 3? Parallelism Symbolism Metaphor Allegory 20 Which of the following does NOT "trouble" the speaker's "sense" The pull of the thread of love The irrationality of love The stress of making uninformed decisions The lack of information in the labyrinth 21 Why is the word "move" doubly significant? It speaks to the speaker's movement both through the labyrinth, and along the thread of love It speaks both to the speaker's desire to "move" through the labyrinth, and the way the "thread of love" emotionally moves her It speaks to the speaker's desire to "move" through the labyrinth, but it also addresses the way that desire "moves" her sense, or makes her insane It speaks to the speaker's desire to follow the thread of love, as well as the way that desire moves her through the labyrinth 22 Which of the following best describes the shift in the fourth stanza in terms of the labyrinth? The fourth stanza proves that the speaker is doomed because she's trapped in the labyrinth The fourth stanza provides a way to navigate the labyrinth The fourth stanza shows the real value of the labyrinth The fourth stanza suggests that the labyrinth isn't everything 23 What is a "crown" of sonnets? A series of sonnets written to praise a monarch and solidify their power A series of sonnets written to narrate a difficult love affair A sonnet sequence where each sonnet uses the last line of the previous sonnet as its own first line A series of sonnets written specifically for a coronation 24 Which of the following is NOT a way that manuscript culture influenced the style of early Renaissance poetry? Poems were often written in response to other poems Poems were often more complex Poems often contained obscure references Poems were only written to be read alone 25 In which sonnet sequence does Sonnet 77 appear? Astrophil and Stella Canzonieri Pamphilia to Amphilanthus The Amoretti
