Astrophil and Stella Quizzes

Astrophil and Stella Quiz 1

1 What color are Stella's eyes?
black

green

brown

blue
2 Who is Stella modeled after?
Penelope Devereux

Mary Herbert

Queen Elizabeth

Anne Cecil
3 From the Greek roots, what is the meaning of the word "Astrophel"?
star hater

star follower

star lover

star chaser
4 How many sonnets are in the entire sequence?
111

119

108

98
5 Which Italian poet greatly influenced Sidney's sonnets?
Francesco Petrarch

Dante

Giovanni Boccaccio

Giacomo da Lentini
6 What are the two elements of the debate in Song 6?
Astrophel and Stella

beauty and music

love and desire

love and reason
7 Which entity does Astrophel NOT invoke in his sonnet sequence?
Reason

Love

Desire

Humor
8 Who does Stella/Penelope marry?
Sir Philip Sidney

Hubert Languet

Lord Robert Rich

Sir Henry Sidney
9 What does Astrophel compare Stella's heart to in Sonnet 12?
a river

a castle

a rainbow

a citadel
10 How many songs are in the sonnet sequence?
4

8

11

15
11 What is Stella's forehead made out of in Sonnet 9?
snow

marble

pearl

alabaster
12 What does Virtue set between Astrophel's wit and will in Sonnet 4?
a bate

Love

a laurel leaf

Stella
13 What does the Sun do to Stella in Sonnet 22?
gives her a sunburn

falls in love with her

gives her a kiss

brings her up into the clouds
14 Who wins the competition between the three gods in Sonnet 13?
Love

Jove

Phoebus

Mars
15 How old was Penelope Devereux when Sir Philip Sidney first met her?
20

15

7

12
16 What does Astrophel threaten to do to Philip in Sonnet 83?
strangle him

shoot him

duel with him

poison him
17 Who is the most concerned about Stella's sickness in Sonnet 101?
Astrophel

Beauty

Love

Nature
18 What happens to Astrophel in Sonnet 53?
He wins the tournament

Cupid inspires his poetry

He loses the tournament

Stella spurns him
19 Who does Astrophel refer to as his loyal companion in Sonnet 72?
Reason

Desire

Pride

Love
20 What is Astrophel's primary desire in Sonnet 52?
Stella's smile

Stella's soul

Stella's body

Stella's love
21 Sir Philip Sidney also wrote which of the following works?
The Canterbury Tales

The Defense of Poesie

Blazing World

Utopia
22 What does Astrophel take from Stella in Song 2?
her smile

her necklace

a kiss

a lock of her hair
23 What color is Stella's hair?
brown

black

blonde

red
24 What does Nature make Cupid's bow out of in Sonnet 17?
a birch tree

Stella's eyebrows

Stella's hair

Astrophel's heartstrings
25 What is Sidney unable to do when writing his poetry?
copy other poets

think about Stella

find inspiration in his heart

think about Love

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Sonnet 33

Astrophel didn't marry Stella himself because he wasn't in love with her. He didn't realize that he loved her until she was out of his reach...... the wife of another man.

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The numer of references to Homers Odyssey and any additional meaning regards the suitors

This is interesting but far too detailed for this short answer space.

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Answered by Aslan on 4/3/2019 1:39 AM

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