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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

A CHAMBER IN THE VATICAN..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What verse form does Shelley primarily use throughout this scene?

Q02of 10

Why does Giacomo say the Pope will not intervene to protect his siblings from Count Cenci?

Q03of 10

Giacomo uses the image of 'scorpions ringed with fire' (line 70) primarily to convey which idea?

Q04of 10

In his soliloquy, Orsino reveals that his manipulation of Giacomo serves which personal purpose?

Q05of 10

What is the predominant tone of Orsino's closing soliloquy?

Q06of 10

Giacomo compares himself to 'one lost in a midnight wood' (line 93) in order to illustrate which feeling?

Q07of 10

When Orsino declares 'Words are but holy as the deeds they cover' (line 75), he is making which argument about sacred titles?

Q08of 10

The historical names Galeaz Visconti, Borgia, and Ezzelin (lines 48–49) function in the text primarily as

Q09of 10

Orsino describes his obsession with Beatrice through physical symptoms such as 'my blood seems liquid fire' and a 'hot palm.' What poetic technique is most prominent in this passage?

Q10of 10

What does Giacomo mean when he says the eldest son of a nobleman 'has wide wants, and narrow powers' (lines 11–12)?

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