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1. The central idea of the poem is the
(A) inevitability of death
(B) onset of old age
(C) power of poetry to preserve a memory
(D) destructiveness of wars of conquest
(E) transcendental nature of love
2. According to the poet, all of the following are
true of the gilded monuments EXCEPT:
(A) They are forgotten by future generations.
(B) They are ruined by natural elements.
(C) They are destroyed by fire.
(D) They are destroyed by armies.
(E) They preserve history.
3. Which of the following best describes the over-
all structure of the poem?
(A) Three quatrains and a couplet
(B) A couplet and three quatrains
(C) An octet and a sestet
(D) A sestet and an octet
(E) Two sestets and a couplet
4.
In line 3, the phrase “these conténts” refers to
(A) history books
(B) the location of the monuments
(C) heaven
(D) a tomb
(E) the poem itself
5. In the context of the poem, “the ending doom”
probably refers to
(A) Judgment Day
(B) the destruction of the monuments
(C) the poet’s death
(D) the destruction of the poem
(E) a war
6. The tone of the poem is best described as
(A) angry and resentful
(B) repentant and contrite
(C) hopeless and despairing
(D) assured and confident
(E) cheerful and lighthearted
7. Which of the following expressions is most
nearly synonymous with “oblivious enmity”
(line 9)?
(A) Untold story
(B) Unsung hero
(C) Massive retaliation
(D) Ravages of time
(E) Unpredictable change
8. The author refers to marble (line 1) because
stone