To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?
Shakespearean

Romantic

Anachronistic

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

Fish

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?
Thomas Carew

Alexander Pope

John Suckling

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

A threat

An ultimatum

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

Anacreon

Cupid

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

A caged bird

A type of dress

A warrior faction
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
Orgy

Symposium

Parliamentary meeting

Execution
10 Which writer was a major influence on Lovelace and his peers?
Alexander Pope

Oliver Cromwell

William Shakespeare

Ben Jonson
11 To "wanton" means to
To play

To esacpe

To desire

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

Cupid

The King

God
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?
Linnets

Bars

Fish

Wind
14 The speaker sees love as a form of
Divinity

Imprisonment

Torture

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

Queen Elizabeth I

King Charles I

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

London and Canterbury

France and Spain

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

Lucasta

Sacheverell

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

Alcibiades

Sappho

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

Shriller

Lower

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

Beacon

Rope

Fetter
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry
Imagist

Religious

Angry

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

Allegory

Assonance

Personification
24 What happened to King Charles I?
Drowned

Exiled

Executed

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

Grasshopper

Ant

Snake

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