To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?

Cavalier

Shakespearean

Anachronistic

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

Wind

Birds

Wolves

Fish
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?

For supporting the Royalist case

For becoming a Catholic

For failure to pay his debts

For insulting the king
4 Who of the following was not a Cavalier poet?

Robert Herrick

Thomas Carew

Alexander Pope

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

A petition

A threat

A debt

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

The King

Cupid

Anacreon

Althea
7 What is a "committed linnet"?

A warrior faction

A type of dress

A caged bird

A principled royalist
8 The poem's main message can be seen as an example of

Classicism

Puritanism

Stoicism

Existentialism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a

Symposium

Orgy

Parliamentary meeting

Execution
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 desire

To esacpe

To eat

To play
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?

God

A finch

Cupid

The King
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?

Bars

Linnets

Wind

Fish
14 The speaker sees love as a form of

Torture

Doom

Imprisonment

Divinity
15 The monarch referred to in the poem is

King James

King George

King Charles I

Queen Elizabeth I
16 Where did Lovelace go after being released on bail?

Holland and France

London and Canterbury

Scotland and Ireland

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

Sacheverell

Althea

Finches

Lucasta
18 Lovelace was inspired by which Ancient Greek poet?

Anacreon

Alcibiades

Sappho

Homer
19 What does "to tipple" mean?

To tip over

To drink

To drown

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

Uglier

Lower

Baser

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

Beacon

Fetter

Cup

Rope
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry

Imagist

Pastoral

Religious

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

Allegory

Alliteration

Personification

Assonance
24 What happened to King Charles I?

Executed

Exiled

Elected

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

Grasshopper

Butterfly

Ant

Snake

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