To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?
Shakespearean

Anachronistic

Romantic

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

Wolves

Fish

Wind
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?
For insulting the king

For becoming a Catholic

For supporting the Royalist case

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

John Suckling

Robert Herrick

Alexander Pope
5 Lovelace gave what to the House of Commons?
An ultimatum

A threat

A debt

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

Anacreon

Cupid

The King
7 What is a "committed linnet"?
A caged bird

A warrior faction

A type of dress

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
Parliamentary meeting

Orgy

Execution

Symposium
10 Which writer was a major influence on Lovelace and his peers?
Ben Jonson

William Shakespeare

Alexander Pope

Oliver Cromwell
11 To "wanton" means to
To eat

To desire

To play

To esacpe
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?
Cupid

God

A finch

The King
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?
Linnets

Fish

Bars

Wind
14 The speaker sees love as a form of
Imprisonment

Divinity

Doom

Torture
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?
France and Spain

Holland and France

Scotland and Ireland

London and Canterbury
17 Lovelace's first poetry collection was called
Althea

Lucasta

Finches

Sacheverell
18 Lovelace was inspired by which Ancient Greek poet?
Anacreon

Homer

Sappho

Alcibiades
19 What does "to tipple" mean?
To tip over

To fly

To drink

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

Baser

Shriller

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

Cup

Fetter

Beacon
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry
Pastoral

Angry

Imagist

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

Allegory

Personification

Assonance
24 What happened to King Charles I?
Executed

Drowned

Exiled

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

Grasshopper

Ant

Butterfly

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