Astrophil and Stella Quizzes

Astrophil and Stella Quiz 1

By Caitlin Vincent · Edited by Adam Kissel · Last reviewed August 03, 2007

1 What color are Stella's eyes?

blue

black

brown

green
2 Who is Stella modeled after?

Anne Cecil

Mary Herbert

Penelope Devereux

Queen Elizabeth
3 From the Greek roots, what is the meaning of the word "Astrophel"?

star follower

star chaser

star hater

star lover
4 How many sonnets are in the entire sequence?

98

111

119

108
5 Which Italian poet greatly influenced Sidney's sonnets?

Giovanni Boccaccio

Dante

Francesco Petrarch

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

beauty and music

Astrophel and Stella

love and desire

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

Reason

Love

Humor

Desire
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 castle

a citadel

a rainbow

a river
10 How many songs are in the sonnet sequence?

4

15

8

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

marble

pearl

snow

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

Stella

a bate

a laurel leaf

Love
13 What does the Sun do to Stella in Sonnet 22?

gives her a kiss

gives her a sunburn

brings her up into the clouds

falls in love with her
14 Who wins the competition between the three gods in Sonnet 13?

Love

Mars

Phoebus

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

12

20

15

7
16 What does Astrophel threaten to do to Philip in Sonnet 83?

duel with him

poison him

strangle him

shoot 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 loses the tournament

He wins the tournament

Stella spurns him

Cupid inspires his poetry
19 Who does Astrophel refer to as his loyal companion in Sonnet 72?

Love

Reason

Pride

Desire
20 What is Astrophel's primary desire in Sonnet 52?

Stella's body

Stella's soul

Stella's smile

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

The Defense of Poesie

The Canterbury Tales

Blazing World

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

a kiss

her smile

a lock of her hair

her necklace
23 What color is Stella's hair?

black

blonde

red

brown
24 What does Nature make Cupid's bow out of in Sonnet 17?

a birch tree

Astrophel's heartstrings

Stella's eyebrows

Stella's hair
25 What is Sidney unable to do when writing his poetry?

copy other poets

find inspiration in his heart

think about Stella

think about Love

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