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?
Wolves

Birds

Fish

Wind
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?
For becoming a Catholic

For supporting the Royalist case

For failure to pay his debts

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

Robert Herrick

Alexander Pope

Thomas Carew
5 Lovelace gave what to the House of Commons?
A threat

An ultimatum

A debt

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

Anacreon

Cupid

The King
7 What is a "committed linnet"?
A principled royalist

A caged bird

A type of dress

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

Classicism

Existentialism

Puritanism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a
Symposium

Execution

Parliamentary meeting

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

Oliver Cromwell

Ben Jonson

William Shakespeare
11 To "wanton" means to
To esacpe

To eat

To play

To desire
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?
God

The King

Cupid

A finch
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?
Linnets

Bars

Fish

Wind
14 The speaker sees love as a form of
Doom

Imprisonment

Torture

Divinity
15 The monarch referred to in the poem is
Queen Elizabeth I

King George

King James

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

London and Canterbury

France and Spain

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

Lucasta

Althea

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

Sappho

Homer

Anacreon
19 What does "to tipple" mean?
To tip over

To fly

To drink

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

Shriller

Baser

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

Beacon

Fetter

Rope
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry
Angry

Imagist

Pastoral

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

Alliteration

Assonance

Allegory
24 What happened to King Charles I?
Executed

Elected

Exiled

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

Butterfly

Snake

Grasshopper

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