To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?

Anachronistic

Cavalier

Romantic

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

Fish

Birds

Wolves

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?

John Suckling

Alexander Pope

Thomas Carew

Robert Herrick
5 Lovelace gave what to the House of Commons?

A debt

A threat

A petition

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

Althea

Cupid

The King

Anacreon
7 What is a "committed linnet"?

A principled royalist

A caged bird

A warrior faction

A type of dress
8 The poem's main message can be seen as an example of

Puritanism

Existentialism

Stoicism

Classicism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a

Parliamentary meeting

Execution

Symposium

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

William Shakespeare

Oliver Cromwell

Ben Jonson

Alexander Pope
11 To "wanton" means to

To eat

To play

To esacpe

To desire
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?

A finch

Cupid

The King

God
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?

Linnets

Wind

Bars

Fish
14 The speaker sees love as a form of

Imprisonment

Doom

Torture

Divinity
15 The monarch referred to in the poem is

King Charles I

Queen Elizabeth I

King James

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

Scotland and Ireland

France and Spain

London and Canterbury

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

Althea

Sacheverell

Finches

Lucasta
18 Lovelace was inspired by which Ancient Greek poet?

Homer

Sappho

Anacreon

Alcibiades
19 What does "to tipple" mean?

To tip over

To drown

To drink

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

Shriller

Lower

Uglier

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

Beacon

Rope

Fetter

Cup
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry

Pastoral

Religious

Imagist

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

Allegory

Personification

Assonance

Alliteration
24 What happened to King Charles I?

Executed

Exiled

Elected

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

Grasshopper

Ant

Butterfly

Snake

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