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?
Fish

Wolves

Wind

Birds
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?
Robert Herrick

Alexander Pope

Thomas Carew

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

An ultimatum

A petition

A threat
6 Who is "Love" in the poem?
Cupid

Althea

The King

Anacreon
7 What is a "committed linnet"?
A type of dress

A principled royalist

A warrior faction

A caged bird
8 The poem's main message can be seen as an example of
Classicism

Puritanism

Existentialism

Stoicism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a
Orgy

Parliamentary meeting

Symposium

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

Ben Jonson

William Shakespeare

Oliver Cromwell
11 To "wanton" means to
To desire

To eat

To esacpe

To play
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?
The King

God

Cupid

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

Wind

Bars

Linnets
14 The speaker sees love as a form of
Doom

Imprisonment

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?
Holland and France

Scotland and Ireland

France and Spain

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

Sacheverell

Finches

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

Sappho

Anacreon

Alcibiades
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

Baser

Shriller

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

Beacon

Fetter

Cup
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry
Religious

Pastoral

Imagist

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

Assonance

Alliteration

Personification
24 What happened to King Charles I?
Elected

Drowned

Exiled

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

Grasshopper

Butterfly

Ant

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