1 Who does the speaker address in "To Penshurst"? The house The king Jonson's patron The lady of the house 2 Who was Sir Robert Sidney? Jonson's patron Jonson's father Jonson's friend Jonson's neighbor 3 Which of the following is NOT something Jonson praises Penshurst for? The goodness of the children The hospitality of the lord and lady The beauty of the architecture The quality of the land 4 What is Jonson alluding to in the opening of "To Penshurst"? The temple of Solomon Catholic churches in Europe The king's palace Sidney's other estates 5 How does Jonson depict the relationship between Sidney and his neighbors? Affectionate Envious Resentful Equal 6 How does the poet depict himself within the poem? As an advisor As a member of the family As a fool As a prophet 7 How does Jonson characterize other aristocrats in comparison to Sidney? As more superficial As less intelligent As more powerful As less wealthy 8 What genre did Jonson invent with "To Penshurst"? The ode The heroic couplet The country-house poem The patronage poem 9 In what sense is "To Penshurst" giving advice? Jonson encourages Sidney to continue to be a true nobleman Jonson warns Sidney against selling Penshurst Jonson encourages Sidney to build a more spectacular house Jonson encourages Sidney to pay him more money 10 Why was Penshurst less visually impressive than other aristocratic homes? The Sidneys chose to build a humble home to fit in with the neighbors The Sidneys had been too cheap to hire a good architect The Sidneys were less wealthy, so could not achieve the same grandeur It had been built gradually, so the plan was not unified 11 How does Jonson respond to Penshurst's unfashionable appearance? He attempts to conceal it He argues that it was once in fashion He argues that architectural beauty is not that important He says true beauty is more important than trends 12 What pattern established in the opening does the line "Thou joy’st in better marks, of soil, of air" disrupt? Use of metaphors Syntactical order Use of negations Addressing various houses 13 Why might Jonson suggest that Sidney's animals give themselves up willingly? To suggest that Sidney is tyrannical To emphasize Sidney's natural place at the top of the hierarchy To show that the poem is meant to be satirical To prove that animals are foolish 14 What is the "Great Chain of Being"? A natural hierarchy of all living things The bonds that connect people with God The natural stages in a person's life The bonds that connect all people with one another 15 Why does Jonson emphasize that Sidney's neighbors bring gifts? To show that Sidney is at home in the community To show that the Sidneys don't have everything To show off his knowledge of consumer goods To prove that everyone in the community is wealthy 16 How does Jonson depict the arrival of the king? As an honor As a show of disrespect As a sign of the Sidney's political importance As an inconvenience 17 What does Penshurst symbolize? The rivalry between Jonson and Sidney The decline of England The wisdom of God Sir Robert's character 18 What does the line "His children thy great lord may call his own" imply? Sir Robert's children aren't his own biologically Other noblemen can't be sure their wives are faithful Sir Robert can claim anyone in the community as a son Sir Robert is wealthy enough to merit being a father 19 Who is the speaker in "To Penshurst"? Sir Robert The lady A houseguest Jonson himself 20 What is the form of "To Penshurst"? Heroic couplets Rhyme royal Sonnet sequence Free verse 21 What is the meter of "To Penshurst"? Iambic pentameter (each line is made up of five pairs of one unstressed and one stressed syllable) Iambic tetrameter (each line is made up of four pairs of one unstressed and one stressed syllable) Trochaic tetrameter (each line is made up of four pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) Trochaic pentameter (each line is made up of five pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) 22 Which of the following contains alliteration? Of wood, of water; therein thou art fair. Of touch or marble; nor canst boast a row Thou hast thy walks for health, as well as sport Fertile of wood, Ashore and Sidney’s copse 23 Which of the following best replaces "copse" in "Fertile of wood, Ashore and Sidney’s copse" Police Patch of trees Clearing Favorite spot 24 Which of the following does Sidney personify? The fruit trees Penshurst itself The animals of Penshurst The other houses in the area 25 Which of the following is most obviously an example of hyperbole? With all their zeal to warm their welcome here. / What (great I will not say, but) sudden cheer Thy copse too, named of Gamage, thou hast there, / That never fails to serve thee seasoned deer Bright eels that emulate them, and leap on land/Before the fisher, or into his hand. The blushing apricot and woolly peach / Hang on thy walls, that every child may reach.