To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?

Anachronistic

Cavalier

Shakespearean

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

Fish

Wolves

Wind

Birds
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

Robert Herrick

Thomas Carew

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

A debt

A threat

An ultimatum

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

Cupid

Althea

The King

Anacreon
7 What is a "committed linnet"?

A type of dress

A caged bird

A principled royalist

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

Existentialism

Classicism

Stoicism

Puritanism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a

Parliamentary meeting

Symposium

Execution

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

Oliver Cromwell

Alexander Pope

Ben Jonson

William Shakespeare
11 To "wanton" means to

To esacpe

To eat

To desire

To play
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?

A finch

God

The King

Cupid
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?

Linnets

Wind

Bars

Fish
14 The speaker sees love as a form of

Torture

Divinity

Doom

Imprisonment
15 The monarch referred to in the poem is

King George

Queen Elizabeth I

King James

King Charles I
16 Where did Lovelace go after being released on bail?

Holland and France

Scotland and Ireland

London and Canterbury

France and Spain
17 Lovelace's first poetry collection was called

Lucasta

Althea

Sacheverell

Finches
18 Lovelace was inspired by which Ancient Greek poet?

Homer

Alcibiades

Anacreon

Sappho
19 What does "to tipple" mean?

To fly

To tip over

To drown

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

Lower

Shriller

Baser

Uglier
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

Allegory

Personification

Assonance

Alliteration
24 What happened to King Charles I?

Exiled

Executed

Elected

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

Snake

Grasshopper

Ant

Butterfly

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