To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?

Cavalier

Romantic

Shakespearean

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

Fish

Wolves

Birds

Wind
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?

For becoming a Catholic

For supporting the Royalist case

For insulting the king

For failure to pay his debts
4 Who of the following was not a Cavalier poet?

Robert Herrick

John Suckling

Thomas Carew

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

A threat

A petition

A debt

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

Althea

The King

Anacreon

Cupid
7 What is a "committed linnet"?

A principled royalist

A warrior faction

A caged bird

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

Existentialism

Puritanism

Stoicism

Classicism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a

Symposium

Parliamentary meeting

Orgy

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

Oliver Cromwell

William Shakespeare

Ben Jonson

Alexander Pope
11 To "wanton" means to

To eat

To desire

To esacpe

To play
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?

God

A finch

Cupid

The King
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?

Linnets

Bars

Wind

Fish
14 The speaker sees love as a form of

Divinity

Torture

Imprisonment

Doom
15 The monarch referred to in the poem is

King Charles I

King James

King George

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

Scotland and Ireland

Holland and France

France and Spain

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

Lucasta

Sacheverell

Finches

Althea
18 Lovelace was inspired by which Ancient Greek poet?

Sappho

Anacreon

Alcibiades

Homer
19 What does "to tipple" mean?

To drown

To tip over

To fly

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

Uglier

Shriller

Lower

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

Cup

Rope

Fetter

Beacon
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry

Pastoral

Imagist

Angry

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

Personification

Assonance

Alliteration

Allegory
24 What happened to King Charles I?

Drowned

Elected

Executed

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

Snake

Grasshopper

Ant

Butterfly

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