To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?

Romantic

Shakespearean

Cavalier

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

Birds

Fish

Wind

Wolves
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?

For supporting the Royalist case

For failure to pay his debts

For becoming a Catholic

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

Alexander Pope

Thomas Carew

John Suckling

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

A threat

An ultimatum

A petition

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

Althea

Anacreon

The King

Cupid
7 What is a "committed linnet"?

A principled royalist

A warrior faction

A type of dress

A caged bird
8 The poem's main message can be seen as an example of

Existentialism

Classicism

Puritanism

Stoicism
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?

Ben Jonson

William Shakespeare

Oliver Cromwell

Alexander Pope
11 To "wanton" means to

To play

To eat

To esacpe

To desire
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?

God

The King

A finch

Cupid
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?

Fish

Linnets

Bars

Wind
14 The speaker sees love as a form of

Torture

Divinity

Imprisonment

Doom
15 The monarch referred to in the poem is

King James

King George

Queen Elizabeth I

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

Holland and France

Scotland and Ireland

France and Spain

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

Sacheverell

Finches

Lucasta

Althea
18 Lovelace was inspired by which Ancient Greek poet?

Anacreon

Sappho

Alcibiades

Homer
19 What does "to tipple" mean?

To tip over

To fly

To drown

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

Lower

Baser

Shriller

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

Fetter

Cup

Rope

Beacon
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry

Angry

Pastoral

Religious

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

Allegory

Assonance

Alliteration

Personification
24 What happened to King Charles I?

Executed

Exiled

Drowned

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

Snake

Butterfly

Grasshopper

Ant

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