To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?
Romantic

Anachronistic

Shakespearean

Cavalier
2 Which of the following is NOT a natural symbol in the poem?
Wind

Fish

Birds

Wolves
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?
For supporting the Royalist case

For becoming a Catholic

For failure to pay his debts

For insulting the king
4 Who of the following was not a Cavalier poet?
John Suckling

Alexander Pope

Thomas Carew

Robert Herrick
5 Lovelace gave what to the House of Commons?
An ultimatum

A petition

A debt

A threat
6 Who is "Love" in the poem?
Althea

The King

Anacreon

Cupid
7 What is a "committed linnet"?
A caged bird

A warrior faction

A type of dress

A principled royalist
8 The poem's main message can be seen as an example of
Puritanism

Classicism

Existentialism

Stoicism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a
Parliamentary meeting

Execution

Orgy

Symposium
10 Which writer was a major influence on Lovelace and his peers?
Oliver Cromwell

Ben Jonson

William Shakespeare

Alexander Pope
11 To "wanton" means to
To esacpe

To play

To desire

To eat
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?
God

Cupid

A finch

The King
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?
Linnets

Fish

Bars

Wind
14 The speaker sees love as a form of
Imprisonment

Doom

Torture

Divinity
15 The monarch referred to in the poem is
Queen Elizabeth I

King James

King Charles I

King George
16 Where did Lovelace go after being released on bail?
France and Spain

London and Canterbury

Scotland and Ireland

Holland and France
17 Lovelace's first poetry collection was called
Lucasta

Althea

Sacheverell

Finches
18 Lovelace was inspired by which Ancient Greek poet?
Sappho

Homer

Anacreon

Alcibiades
19 What does "to tipple" mean?
To tip over

To drown

To fly

To drink
20 The speaker describes his voice as _____ than a finch
Baser

Shriller

Uglier

Lower
21 To the speaker, Althea's eyes are a
Beacon

Fetter

Rope

Cup
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry
Imagist

Religious

Pastoral

Angry
23 The lines “shriller throat shall sing / The sweetness” are an example of
Assonance

Personification

Allegory

Alliteration
24 What happened to King Charles I?
Exiled

Drowned

Executed

Elected
25 One of Lovelace's most famous poems is about a
Snake

Butterfly

Grasshopper

Ant

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