To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?
Shakespearean

Romantic

Anachronistic

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

Birds

Wind

Wolves
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?
For failure to pay his debts

For becoming a Catholic

For supporting the Royalist case

For insulting the king
4 Who of the following was not a Cavalier poet?
Alexander Pope

John Suckling

Thomas Carew

Robert Herrick
5 Lovelace gave what to the House of Commons?
A petition

A threat

An ultimatum

A debt
6 Who is "Love" in the poem?
The King

Anacreon

Cupid

Althea
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
Symposium

Orgy

Parliamentary meeting

Execution
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 eat

To esacpe

To desire

To play
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?
A finch

Cupid

The King

God
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?
Fish

Wind

Linnets

Bars
14 The speaker sees love as a form of
Divinity

Imprisonment

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

Scotland and Ireland

London and Canterbury

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

Althea

Lucasta

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

Homer

Alcibiades

Sappho
19 What does "to tipple" mean?
To drink

To fly

To drown

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

Shriller

Lower

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

Fetter

Beacon

Cup
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry
Religious

Angry

Imagist

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

Personification

Allegory

Assonance
24 What happened to King Charles I?
Executed

Elected

Drowned

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

Butterfly

Grasshopper

Snake

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