To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?
Cavalier

Shakespearean

Romantic

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

Fish

Wolves

Birds
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?
For insulting the king

For becoming a Catholic

For failure to pay his debts

For supporting the Royalist case
4 Who of the following was not a Cavalier poet?
Thomas Carew

John Suckling

Robert Herrick

Alexander Pope
5 Lovelace gave what to the House of Commons?
A petition

A debt

A threat

An ultimatum
6 Who is "Love" in the poem?
Anacreon

Althea

Cupid

The King
7 What is a "committed linnet"?
A caged bird

A principled royalist

A type of dress

A warrior faction
8 The poem's main message can be seen as an example of
Stoicism

Puritanism

Existentialism

Classicism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a
Orgy

Parliamentary meeting

Symposium

Execution
10 Which writer was a major influence on Lovelace and his peers?
Alexander Pope

William Shakespeare

Oliver Cromwell

Ben Jonson
11 To "wanton" means to
To esacpe

To desire

To play

To eat
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?
God

The King

Cupid

A finch
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?
Wind

Linnets

Fish

Bars
14 The speaker sees love as a form of
Divinity

Imprisonment

Torture

Doom
15 The monarch referred to in the poem is
King George

King Charles I

Queen Elizabeth I

King James
16 Where did Lovelace go after being released on bail?
Scotland and Ireland

France and Spain

Holland and France

London and Canterbury
17 Lovelace's first poetry collection was called
Althea

Lucasta

Sacheverell

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

Sappho

Anacreon

Homer
19 What does "to tipple" mean?
To fly

To drown

To drink

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

Lower

Uglier

Shriller
21 To the speaker, Althea's eyes are a
Cup

Rope

Fetter

Beacon
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry
Angry

Pastoral

Religious

Imagist
23 The lines “shriller throat shall sing / The sweetness” are an example of
Alliteration

Personification

Allegory

Assonance
24 What happened to King Charles I?
Drowned

Elected

Exiled

Executed
25 One of Lovelace's most famous poems is about a
Butterfly

Snake

Grasshopper

Ant

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