1 Who does the speaker choose as his guide in "Il Penseroso?" Melancholy Penance Contemplation Mirth 2 What does the speaker reject at the beginning? Vain deluding joys Melancholy Mirth Fantasy 3 Who is Orpheus? The Greek name for Melancholy A shepherd who tried to lead his wife out of the underworld One of the peasants the speaker sees in the fields The goddess who guides "Il Penseroso" 4 What does the speaker argue in "Il Penseroso"? That the best life to live is the life of sadness That the best life to live is the life of joy That the best life to live is the life of politics That the best life to live is the life of contemplation 5 When did Milton likely write "Il Penseroso"? As a small child In the middle of his political career At the end of his career While studying at Cambridge 6 Does the speaker in "Il Penseroso" win the debate? No Yes There is no debate It's unclear 7 How does "Il Penseroso" end? With the speaker listening to music at a church With the speaker listening to birds in the forest With the speaker studying in a tower With the speaker finding a friend 8 During the Renaissance, people associated Melancholy with ____ An artistic temperment Festivals Business A life of joy 9 What is the name of the companion poem to "Il Penseroso"? "L'Allegro" "Il Legro" "L'Alleger" "Il Alleg" 10 What does the speaker argue for in "L'Allegro"? That the best life to live is the life of silence That the best life to live is the life of joy That the best life to live is the life of study That the best life to live is the life in business 11 Which scene occurs in "Il Penseroso"? The speaker entering the desert in search of solitude The speaker listening to birds in the forest The speaker attending the theater to listen to Shakespeare The speaker guiding a lost traveler 12 Where did Milton attend school? Oxford University of London Harvard Cambridge 13 Which character from Greek mythology does the speaker allude to in "Il Penseroso"? Orpheous Persephone Hecuba Zeus 14 Which genre does Milton draw from in "Il Penseroso"? Free verse Classical hymn History Play Epic Poetry 15 Who does the speaker say gave birth to Melancholy? Zeus and Hecuba Zeus and Leda Zephyr and Aurora Saturn and Vesta 16 The speaker compares ___ to a lost traveler. The moon The sun A star A bird 17 Which scene takes place in "Il Penseroso"? The speaker travels to another country The speaker writes a play The speaker attends a party The speaker studies in a tower 18 Which genre does the speaker contemplate in the tower? Comedy Tragedy Music Dance 19 Where does the speaker go to sleep during the day? By a pond In the sunlight The shade At the top of a mountain 20 After taking a nap, the speaker wakes to ___. Night Birds Cries Music 21 Which work does the speaker allude to in "Il Penseroso"? King Lear The Canterbury Tales Paradise Lost Comus 22 The speaker calls a group of muses including ____. Music Revelry Quiet Joy 23 The speaker compares Melancholy to a ____. Student Teacher Nun Dancer 24 Melancholy walks with ___. Galloping Gait Even step Reckless speed Small steps 25 Where was Melancholy conceived? In the sky In a marital bed At the top of a mountain In secret shades
