Thy looks when they to venus did ascribe 20 they

Thy looks when they to Venus did ascribe,
20 They should have given her twenty thousand Cupids;
Such are thy beauties and our loves! Dear saint,
Riches, the dumb god, that giv’st all men tongues,
That canst do nought, and yet makest men do all things;
The price of souls; even hell, with thee to boot,
25 Is made worth heaven. Thou art virtue, fame,
Honor and all things else! Who can get thee,
He shall be noble, valiant, honest, wise—
MOSCA: And what he will, sir. Riches are in fortune
A greater good than wisdom is in nature.
(1606)
*Sol: the sun
26. Throughout the passage, Volpone is addressing

(D) his beloved
(E) himself
27. Which of the following adjectives best describes
Volpone’s speech?
Which of the following is used most extensively in
the passage?
28. In the simile in line 8, “night” is used to stand for
(E) Volpone’s possessions that are not made of gold
29. The phrase “that age which they would have the
best” (line 15) refers to
30. Lines 22-23 are based on which of the following?
31. In line 24, “to boot” means
32. Which of the following best paraphrases lines 26-27
(“Who can get thee,/He shall be noble, valiant, honest,
wise”) ?
(A) It is better to be noble, valiant, honest, and
wise than to have riches.
(B) A rich person will be esteemed noble, valiant,
honest, and wise.
(C) A virtuous person is likely to become wealthy
as well.
(D) Nobility, valor, honesty, and wisdom will
make a person happy.
(E) Getting riches may cause a person to dis-
regard nobility, valor, honesty, and wisdom.
33. Mosca’s comment “Riches are in fortune/A greater
good than wisdom is in nature” (lines 28-29) does
which of the following?
(E) Contrasts a gift conferred by fortune with a gift
conferred by nature.
34. Which of the following is used most extensively in
the passage?
The speaker in this poem is visiting the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial in Washington, D.C. The monument, inscribed with
the names of the Americans who died or disappeared in the
Vietnam War, consists of two 250-foot-long black granite walls
converging in a “V.”