Ring Out Your Bells Quizzes

Ring Out Your Bells Quiz

1 Why does the speaker ask his readers to "ring our their bells?"

to celebrate easter

to celebrate a wedding

to mourn the death of love

to announce the arrival of the King
2 What has the mistress's lover scorned?

his faith and worth

his pride and innocence

his family

his job
3 Why does the speaker state that "Love is dead?"

he's getting divorced

the high divorce rate

his mistress has left him

the prevelance of cheating
4 Who is the "them" that "use men thus?"

lawyers

women

their employers

their enemies
5 Why does the speaker ask his neighbors to weep?

because they are at war

because he is sick

because love is dead

because his mother has died
6 What figure does the speaker use to illustrate the death of love?

similie

personification

metonymy

allegory
7 Who executes Love's will?

his sister

blame

shame

an attorney
8 Whose assistance does the speaker beg for?

his mistress's

God's

his mother's

the audience's
9 What is a dirge?

a mournful song

a tragic play

a poem about a war

a song of celebration
10 What is the name on Love's tomb?

Sir Right

Sir Philip Sidney

Love

Sir Wrong
11 What does the speaker mean when he says his mistress has a "marble heart?"

She is cold-hearted

She has transformed into stone

She is a doll

She is dead (just as is love)
12 Where is Love buried?

he is cremated

Nottingham cemetery

the speaker's mistress' heart

the speaker's heart
13 What is the epitaph on Love's tomb?

"Love is Dead"

"Her eyes were once his dart."

"Sir Wrong"

"For So Ungrateful Fancy"
14 When does the speaker reveal that love is actually alive?

Stanza 2

Stanza 4

Stanza 1

Stanza 3
15 Why has the speaker lied about Love's death?

he meant to trick his mistress

he was confused

someone else told him so

rage
16 Where does Love sleep?

in the speaker

in the mistress' heart

in his winding-sheet

in his bed
17 Whose council does the mistress keep?

the speaker's

God's

Love's

only her own
18 When will Love wake up?

never

after the speaker cheers up

when the mistress finds what she deserves

in the morning
19 What does "due desert" mean in the context of this poem?

an arid desert

the desert of the speaker's heart

time for dessert

just deserts
20 What does the speaker ask for deliverance from in the final stanza?

insanity

his mistress

love itself

sleep

Ring Out Your Bells Questions and Answers

The Question and Answer section for Ring Out Your Bells is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.

Ask Your Own Question

Study Guide for Ring Out Your Bells

Ring Out Your Bells study guide contains a biography of Philip Sidney, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Read the Study Guide for Ring Out Your Bells…