To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?

Anachronistic

Shakespearean

Cavalier

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

Birds

Wind

Wolves

Fish
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?

For failure to pay his debts

For supporting the Royalist case

For insulting the king

For becoming a Catholic
4 Who of the following was not a Cavalier poet?

Alexander Pope

Robert Herrick

Thomas Carew

John Suckling
5 Lovelace gave what to the House of Commons?

A threat

An ultimatum

A debt

A petition
6 Who is "Love" in the poem?

The King

Althea

Cupid

Anacreon
7 What is a "committed linnet"?

A warrior faction

A caged bird

A principled royalist

A type of dress
8 The poem's main message can be seen as an example of

Classicism

Existentialism

Puritanism

Stoicism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a

Orgy

Execution

Parliamentary meeting

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

Oliver Cromwell

Alexander Pope

William Shakespeare

Ben Jonson
11 To "wanton" means to

To esacpe

To desire

To play

To eat
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?

God

A finch

The King

Cupid
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?

Fish

Bars

Linnets

Wind
14 The speaker sees love as a form of

Imprisonment

Divinity

Doom

Torture
15 The monarch referred to in the poem is

King James

King Charles I

King George

Queen Elizabeth I
16 Where did Lovelace go after being released on bail?

Holland and France

France and Spain

Scotland and Ireland

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

Lucasta

Finches

Sacheverell

Althea
18 Lovelace was inspired by which Ancient Greek poet?

Anacreon

Alcibiades

Sappho

Homer
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

Uglier

Baser

Shriller

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

Cup

Fetter

Rope

Beacon
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry

Imagist

Pastoral

Angry

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

Assonance

Personification

Alliteration

Allegory
24 What happened to King Charles I?

Exiled

Executed

Elected

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

Snake

Grasshopper

Butterfly

Ant

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