To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?

Romantic

Shakespearean

Anachronistic

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

Wolves

Birds

Fish

Wind
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?

For failure to pay his debts

For supporting the Royalist case

For insulting the king

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

Robert Herrick

Alexander Pope

Thomas Carew

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

A threat

A debt

An ultimatum

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

Althea

The King

Anacreon

Cupid
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

Puritanism

Classicism

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?

Ben Jonson

Alexander Pope

William Shakespeare

Oliver Cromwell
11 To "wanton" means to

To esacpe

To eat

To desire

To play
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?

A finch

Cupid

God

The King
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?

Wind

Fish

Bars

Linnets
14 The speaker sees love as a form of

Doom

Imprisonment

Divinity

Torture
15 The monarch referred to in the poem is

King Charles I

Queen Elizabeth I

King George

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

London and Canterbury

Scotland and Ireland

Holland and France

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

Althea

Sacheverell

Finches

Lucasta
18 Lovelace was inspired by which Ancient Greek poet?

Sappho

Homer

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

Lower

Baser

Uglier

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

Cup

Rope

Beacon

Fetter
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry

Religious

Imagist

Pastoral

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

Alliteration

Allegory

Personification

Assonance
24 What happened to King Charles I?

Elected

Drowned

Executed

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

Butterfly

Grasshopper

Snake

Ant

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