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THE CENCI..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

The editorial note on Act 1, Scene 1, lines 24–25 explains that Mrs. Shelley's 1839 emendation changed which word from the 1819 first edition?

Q02of 10

According to the editorial notes, lines from 'The Cenci' (Act 1, Scene 1, lines 111–113) passed through drafts associated with two other Shelley works before reaching their final form. Which two works are named?

Q03of 10

What central moral dilemma does 'The Cenci' force its audience to confront?

Q04of 10

In the image 'that broken lamp of flesh' (Act 3, Scene 2), what does the 'lamp' most directly represent?

Q05of 10

Which character in 'The Cenci' is ultimately sentenced to execution for plotting the murder of Count Francesco Cenci?

Q06of 10

The lines 'Even as a sister or a spirit might' (Act 1, Scene 2) use which poetic technique to qualify the nature of the speaker's love?

Q07of 10

The editorial dispute over 'were' versus 'wear' in Act 1, Scene 3, line 104 is significant because it affects the grammatical relationship between which elements?

Q08of 10

What is the overall dramatic form of 'The Cenci'?

Q09of 10

The tone Shelley establishes in 'The Cenci,' according to the context provided, is best described as:

Q10of 10

The phrase 'holily, / Even as a sister or a spirit might' suggests the speaker's love has which quality?

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