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THE UPPER END OF THE TEMPLE..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

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

Q01of 10

What dramatic form does Shelley employ as the structural framework for this scene from *Swellfoot the Tyrant*?

Q02of 10

In the Chorus of Swine, the Pigs address Famine as 'Empress of Earth.' What does this title primarily reveal about their attitude toward Famine?

Q03of 10

Which of the following best describes the tone of the Chorus of Swine's hymn to Famine?

Q04of 10

What is the satirical target represented by the character Swellfoot?

Q05of 10

Laoctonos remarks that 'Claret, somehow, / Puts me in mind of blood.' What literary technique does this statement primarily exemplify?

Q06of 10

The dish described as 'a simple kickshaw by your Persian cook' (line 23) serves which satirical purpose?

Q07of 10

Which image in Mammon's speech (lines 61–65) functions as an omen of catastrophic political change?

Q08of 10

The stage direction opening the scene — lean pigs following servants to lick up hogwash — primarily establishes which thematic contrast?

Q09of 10

Which comprehension detail accurately describes Purganax's role in lines 33–41?

Q10of 10

The Chorus's repeated refrain 'Till all be made level again' most closely aligns with which of Shelley's broader political concerns?

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