To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?
Romantic

Anachronistic

Shakespearean

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

Wind

Fish

Birds
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?
For supporting the Royalist case

For failure to pay his debts

For insulting the king

For becoming a Catholic
4 Who of the following was not a Cavalier poet?
Robert Herrick

Alexander Pope

John Suckling

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

A threat

A petition

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

The King

Althea

Cupid
7 What is a "committed linnet"?
A type of dress

A warrior faction

A caged bird

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

Classicism

Puritanism

Existentialism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a
Parliamentary meeting

Symposium

Orgy

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 esacpe

To play

To eat

To desire
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?
Cupid

A finch

God

The King
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?
Bars

Linnets

Fish

Wind
14 The speaker sees love as a form of
Imprisonment

Divinity

Doom

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

King George

King Charles I

King James
16 Where did Lovelace go after being released on bail?
Holland and France

London and Canterbury

Scotland and Ireland

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

Finches

Lucasta

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

Sappho

Homer

Anacreon
19 What does "to tipple" mean?
To fly

To drown

To drink

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

Lower

Shriller

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

Cup

Fetter

Rope
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry
Imagist

Pastoral

Religious

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

Alliteration

Allegory

Assonance
24 What happened to King Charles I?
Drowned

Elected

Executed

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

Butterfly

Ant

Grasshopper

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