To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?
Cavalier

Shakespearean

Romantic

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

Wind

Birds

Wolves
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?
For becoming a Catholic

For supporting the Royalist case

For insulting the king

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

Robert Herrick

Thomas Carew

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

A petition

A threat

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

Cupid

The King

Anacreon
7 What is a "committed linnet"?
A principled royalist

A type of dress

A caged bird

A warrior faction
8 The poem's main message can be seen as an example of
Puritanism

Classicism

Existentialism

Stoicism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a
Execution

Parliamentary meeting

Symposium

Orgy
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 play

To eat

To desire

To esacpe
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?
God

The King

Cupid

A finch
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?
Wind

Fish

Bars

Linnets
14 The speaker sees love as a form of
Torture

Imprisonment

Divinity

Doom
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

Scotland and Ireland

London and Canterbury

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

Althea

Sacheverell

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

Anacreon

Alcibiades

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

To drown

To tip over

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

Baser

Uglier

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

Beacon

Cup

Rope
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry
Pastoral

Imagist

Religious

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

Assonance

Personification

Allegory
24 What happened to King Charles I?
Executed

Elected

Exiled

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

Grasshopper

Snake

Butterfly

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