Spenser’s Amoretti and Epithalamion Quizzes

Spenser's Amoretti and Epithalamion Quiz 1

1 What is the speaker addressing in Sonnet I?
his readers

his best friend

his own poetry

his beloved
2 What does the poet repeatedly state will immortalize his beloved?
their marriage

her reputation

her salvation

his poetry
3 What negative character trait of the beloved does the speaker repeatedly defend?
sloveniness

greed

laziness

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

The Sheapheard's Calendar

Astrophel

The Faerie Queene
5 What color is the beloved's hair?
black

brunette

red

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

New Year's Day

Christmas

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

a naturalist

prey

darkness
8 When the speaker compares his beloved to ice, what does he compare himself to?
water

fire

wind

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

a diamond ring

a red scarf

a carnation
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 __?__.
dress

reflection

beauty

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

the captive

the mediator

the armor-bearer
13 Why does the speaker compare his beloved to mythical Penelope?
she has many suitors vying for her attention

she is willing to wait patiently for his return

she is the wife of an epic hero

she unravels his efforts every night
14 What does the speaker envy when he cannot be physically near his beloved?
her brothers

his sister

his thoughts

his poetry
15 To what substance does the speaker compare his beloved?
shale

marble

slate

granite
16 What does the beloved do to some papers the speaker has given her?
keeps them with her always

burns them

throws them away

gives them to her sisters
17 When the speaker calls love a king, what does he call his beloved?
a rebel

a rival queen

a handmaid

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

his aunt

his queen

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

a dolphin

a hippocampus

a unicorn
20 The speaker compares his beloved's smile to that of whom?
Penelope

Pandora

Juno

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

Pan

Orpheus

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

his thoughts

his heart

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

a panther

a stallion

a wolf
24 Which "element" does the speaker say his beloved is composed of?
earth

water

fire

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

her words

her glance

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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Answered by jill d #170087 on 1/13/2023 9:52 PM