To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?
Romantic

Shakespearean

Anachronistic

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

Wolves

Fish

Wind
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?
For supporting the Royalist case

For failure to pay his debts

For insulting the king

For becoming a Catholic
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 debt

A petition

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

Cupid

Anacreon

Althea
7 What is a "committed linnet"?
A caged bird

A warrior faction

A principled royalist

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

Stoicism

Classicism

Existentialism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a
Parliamentary meeting

Symposium

Orgy

Execution
10 Which writer was a major influence on Lovelace and his peers?
William Shakespeare

Ben Jonson

Alexander Pope

Oliver Cromwell
11 To "wanton" means to
To play

To eat

To esacpe

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

God

Cupid

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

Linnets

Wind

Bars
14 The speaker sees love as a form of
Imprisonment

Divinity

Doom

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

King James

Queen Elizabeth I

King Charles I
16 Where did Lovelace go after being released on bail?
London and Canterbury

Holland and France

France and Spain

Scotland and Ireland
17 Lovelace's first poetry collection was called
Finches

Sacheverell

Althea

Lucasta
18 Lovelace was inspired by which Ancient Greek poet?
Alcibiades

Homer

Sappho

Anacreon
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

Shriller

Lower

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

Beacon

Fetter

Rope
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry
Imagist

Pastoral

Religious

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

Assonance

Allegory

Personification
24 What happened to King Charles I?
Executed

Exiled

Elected

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

Butterfly

Snake

Ant

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