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THE COBBLER OF HAGENAU.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

Q01of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall verse form of 'The Cobbler of Hagenau'?

Q02of 10

The opening stanza establishes the setting of Hagenau primarily through which technique?

Q03of 10

What does the cobbler's song beginning 'Our ingress into the world' most directly suggest about his character?

Q04of 10

The narrator describes Tetzel's indulgence sale using which pair of contrasting images to emphasize its corruption?

Q05of 10

When the cobbler says of Tetzel, 'I have heard / The cawings of that reverend bird,' the word 'cawings' functions primarily as:

Q06of 10

The cobbler's wife is described as flying homeward 'A dove that settles to her nest.' This simile is ironic chiefly because:

Q07of 10

Which of the following best describes the tone of the courtroom scene in which the Justice reads the indulgence?

Q08of 10

The Justice's closing question — 'didst thou ever read / Reynard the Fox?' — serves primarily to:

Q09of 10

The poem alludes to historical Master-singers Hans Sachs and Regenbogen chiefly in order to:

Q10of 10

According to the poem, why does the Priest bring a complaint before the Magistrate after the cobbler's wife dies?

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