Q01of 10
What is the central argument of 'Anti-Apis' regarding law?
Q02of 10
The title 'Anti-Apis' uses the name of an Egyptian bull-god as a symbol. What does 'Apis' represent in the poem's context?
Q03of 10
In stanza three, the simile 'as the unconscious needle feels the far-off loadstar draw' compares the needle's pull toward the pole star to which human quality?
Q04of 10
What is the function of the Thor-and-Christ contrast in stanza four?
Q05of 10
Which literary device is most prominent in the lines 'each glad, obedient planet like a golden shuttle sings / Through the web which Time is weaving'?
Q06of 10
What tone does Lowell adopt in the lines 'Is there, say you, nothing higher? Naught, God save us! that transcends / Laws of cotton texture, wove by vulgar men'?
Q07of 10
In the final stanza, the image of 'the skulking wild fox scratches in a little heap of dust' refers to which of the following?
Q08of 10
The question 'Is this superscription Cæsar's here upon our brother man?' alludes to the Biblical episode of rendering unto Caesar. How does Lowell deploy this allusion?
Q09of 10
What is the structural effect of Lowell's repeated use of the phrase 'Law is holy' across multiple stanzas?
Q10of 10
Which historical or cultural reference does Lowell invoke to argue that the founding ideals of America are betrayed by laws protecting slavery?
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