To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?
Cavalier

Romantic

Anachronistic

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

Wolves

Birds

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

For insulting the king

For supporting the Royalist case

For becoming a Catholic
4 Who of the following was not a Cavalier poet?
Thomas Carew

Robert Herrick

Alexander Pope

John Suckling
5 Lovelace gave what to the House of Commons?
A threat

A debt

A petition

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

The King

Althea

Anacreon
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
Classicism

Existentialism

Puritanism

Stoicism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a
Symposium

Orgy

Execution

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

Oliver Cromwell

Alexander Pope

Ben Jonson
11 To "wanton" means to
To eat

To play

To esacpe

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

The King

Cupid

God
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?
Linnets

Wind

Bars

Fish
14 The speaker sees love as a form of
Doom

Torture

Divinity

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

Queen Elizabeth I

King James

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

Scotland and Ireland

Holland and France

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

Sacheverell

Lucasta

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

Sappho

Anacreon

Alcibiades
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
Shriller

Baser

Uglier

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

Cup

Fetter

Rope
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry
Religious

Angry

Imagist

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

Personification

Alliteration

Allegory
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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