Spenser’s Amoretti and Epithalamion Quizzes

Spenser's Amoretti and Epithalamion Quiz 1

1 What is the speaker addressing in Sonnet I?
his best friend

his readers

his beloved

his own poetry
2 What does the poet repeatedly state will immortalize his beloved?
her reputation

his poetry

their marriage

her salvation
3 What negative character trait of the beloved does the speaker repeatedly defend?
greed

sloveniness

laziness

pride
4 Which of Spenser's other works does he refer to by name in I[Amoretti]?
The Faerie Queene

Epithalamion

The Sheapheard's Calendar

Astrophel
5 What color is the beloved's hair?
red

black

brunette

blonde
6 Which holiday is mentioned twice in I[Amoretti]?
Christmas

New Year's Day

Easter

Guy Fawkes' Day
7 When the speaker compares his beloved to a predator, what does he usually compare himself to?
darkness

prey

a naturalist

a hunter
8 When the speaker compares his beloved to ice, what does he compare himself to?
fire

water

wind

flowers
9 What adornment causes the speaker to warn his beloved about Daphne's fate?
a carnation

a red scarf

a diamond ring

a laurel leaf
10 What mythical woman, designed as a punishment for mortal men, does the speaker compare his beloved to?
Ariadne

Pandora

Daphne

Venus
11 The speaker compares himself to Narcissus because he cannot take his eyes off of his beloved's __?__.
reflection

beauty

dress

lips
12 When he uses the motif of battle, what image does the speaker use for himself?
the captive

the armor-bearer

the mediator

the victor
13 Why does the speaker compare his beloved to mythical Penelope?
she is the wife of an epic hero

she is willing to wait patiently for his return

she unravels his efforts every night

she has many suitors vying for her attention
14 What does the speaker envy when he cannot be physically near his beloved?
his poetry

her brothers

his thoughts

his sister
15 To what substance does the speaker compare his beloved?
granite

slate

shale

marble
16 What does the beloved do to some papers the speaker has given her?
burns them

throws them away

gives them to her sisters

keeps them with her always
17 When the speaker calls love a king, what does he call his beloved?
a rival queen

a handmaid

a rebel

a princess
18 Which of the following is NOT one of the three Elizabeths mentioned by the speaker?
his mother

his beloved

his aunt

his queen
19 The speaker's allusion to Arion concerns the latter's use of music to summon what creature?
a unicorn

a horse

a dolphin

a hippocampus
20 The speaker compares his beloved's smile to that of whom?
Juno

Venus

Pandora

Penelope
21 The speaker's poetry fails to calm his internal strife, unlike the music of whom?
Orpheus

Ulysses

Pan

Arion
22 The speaker claims he cannot be cured of his physical illness until what is cured first?
his thoughts

his heart

his beloved

his mother
23 To what animal does the speaker compare his beloved?
a stallion

a wolf

a panther

a fawn
24 Which "element" does the speaker say his beloved is composed of?
water

earth

fire

sky
25 What does the speaker find most deadly about his beloved?
her glance

her fear

her words

her beauty

Describe the beauty of the bride in a wedding song

In Sonnet Three, the poet admires his “souerayne beauty” (his beloved), comparing her to a light of heavenly fire that he cannot endure to look upon for long. Speech fails him, so he turns to writing (poetry) to express “the wonder that my wit...

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