Miniver Cheevy Quizzes

Miniver Cheevy Quiz

1 What collection was this poem originally published in?
Richard Cory

The Torrent and the Night Before

The Town Down The River

Captain Craig
2 When was The Town Down The River published?
1909

1904

1910

1903
3 Who is the author of "Miniver Cheevy?"
Edgar Allen Poe

Edgar Arlington Robinson

Edwin Arlington Robinson

Edward Arlington Robinson
4 Which best describes the character of Miniver Cheevy?
A dreamer who is laughed at by society

A troubled but comic character who wishes he had been born in a different era

A history buff

A time traveler
5 Who did Robinson dedicate The Town Down The River to?
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

Kermit Roosevelt
6 Which real figure is said to have been the inspiration for the character of Cheevy?
William Faulkner

An anonymous man from the town where the poet grew up

Edgar Allen Poe

Edwin Arlington Robinson
7 What is the source of Cheevy's troubles?
He has trouble making friends

He wants to collect antiques

He feels he is an anachronism

He wishes he had the money to buy khakis
8 What does "scorn" mean?
(adjective) to show contempt, derision, or great dislike to someone or something

(noun) to make a concerted or violent attack on

(noun) contempt, derision, or great dislike of someone or something

(verb) to make a concerted or violent attack on
9 Which era does Cheevy specifically long for?
Medieval times

His longing for the past is not confined to one time period or place

Classical times

The Renaissance
10 What about the past does Cheevy most long for?
The perception of greatness: the opportunity for heroism and renown

To have known great historical figures

The fashion: medieval armor

The chance to become king
11 Though the setting is not explicitly specified, many scholars have placed this poem in:
Head Tide, Maine

Tilbury Town

Tilnbury Town

Scholars have not identified the setting of the poem
12 What genre of literature became popular during Robinson's era?
Medieval-style romance

Classical literature

Poetry

Romantic fiction
13 Who is the speaker or narrator?
A colleague

Unidentified third-person narrator telling Cheevy's story

A friend at the bar

Cheevy himself
14 What is the dominant meter?
The first and third lines of each stanza are written in iambic tetrameter

The second and fourth lines of each stanza are written in iambic tetrameter

Iambic pentameter

None; the poem is written in free verse
15 Which is an example of alliteration?
"He mourned Romance, now on the town" (Line 15)

"Miniver loved the days of old" (Line 5)

"And Art, a vagrant" (Line 16

"...he assailed the seasons" (Line 2)
16 Which best defines the tone of the poem?
Neutral, Naïve

Melancholic, Lingering, Sad

Celebratory, Poignant, Peaceful

Ironic, Pessimistic, Parodic
17 What is personified in the poem?
Dissatisfaction

Books and Drinks

History and Chivalry

Romance and Art
18 Who are the Medici?
The pope during Robinson's times

A powerful Italian bourgeois family that ruled Florence and later Tuscany for most of the period between 1434 and 1737

Italian Renaissance artists

Italian-American gangsters
19 Which ancient societies does Cheevy dream of?
The Garden of Eden and the Islands of the Blessed

Thebes and Camelot

Mesopotamia and Carthage

Atlantis and Mount Olympus
20 What is significant about the phrase "the ripe renown?"
It evokes a ripe piece of fruit. Fruit is delicious and healthy, the way fame is good for a person.

It evokes the body odor that occurs when soldiers wore iron clothing or khaki suits.

It evokes a ripe piece of fruit. However, fruit can become overripe and spoil, a fact that is consistent with the way ancient civilizations fell.

The poet uses alliteration with the repeating "r" sound.
21 What is revealed at the end of the poem?
Cheevy drinks to drown his sorrows. The alcohol helps him feel better.

Cheevy drinks to drown his sorrows. Being at the bar helps Cheevy make friends.

Cheevy drinks to drown his sorrows. His dreams are self delusions.

Cheevy drinks to drown his sorrows. He uses alcohol to cope with his physically taxing labor.
22 What does the poem satirize?
The literary tastes of the period

Cheevy

Cheevy, the poet, and the literary tastes of the period

The poet
23 What does a khaki suit symbolize?
A terrible sense of fashion

The British military

The job Cheevy hates

Hard work, participation in society, and specifically the military
24 What is a motif in the poem?
Alcoholism

Thebes and Camelot

Unattainable glory

The pleasures of reading
25 What does it mean to be "on the town?"
Having fun in the city, or enjoying a date with a loved one

Having fun in the city, or having an adulterous affair

Working in the city, or having a splendid affair

Working in the city, or looking for a significant other

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