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

Fish

Wind

Birds
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?
For becoming a Catholic

For insulting the king

For supporting the Royalist case

For failure to pay his debts
4 Who of the following was not a Cavalier poet?
Robert Herrick

John Suckling

Alexander Pope

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

An ultimatum

A threat

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

Cupid

Anacreon

The King
7 What is a "committed linnet"?
A warrior faction

A principled royalist

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
Symposium

Orgy

Parliamentary meeting

Execution
10 Which writer was a major influence on Lovelace and his peers?
William Shakespeare

Alexander Pope

Oliver Cromwell

Ben Jonson
11 To "wanton" means to
To desire

To eat

To esacpe

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

The King

Cupid

God
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?
Wind

Linnets

Bars

Fish
14 The speaker sees love as a form of
Divinity

Imprisonment

Doom

Torture
15 The monarch referred to in the poem is
King George

King Charles I

Queen Elizabeth I

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

Holland and France

France and Spain

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

Althea

Sacheverell

Lucasta
18 Lovelace was inspired by which Ancient Greek poet?
Homer

Sappho

Alcibiades

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

To tip over

To drink

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

Baser

Lower

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

Beacon

Fetter

Rope
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry
Religious

Imagist

Pastoral

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

Assonance

Allegory

Personification
24 What happened to King Charles I?
Drowned

Exiled

Executed

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

Ant

Snake

Grasshopper

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