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

Wolves

Fish

Wind
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?

For insulting the king

For becoming a Catholic

For failure to pay his debts

For supporting the Royalist case
4 Who of the following was not a Cavalier poet?

John Suckling

Alexander Pope

Robert Herrick

Thomas Carew
5 Lovelace gave what to the House of Commons?

A threat

An ultimatum

A debt

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

The King

Althea

Cupid

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

Puritanism

Classicism

Stoicism

Existentialism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a

Parliamentary meeting

Orgy

Symposium

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

Ben Jonson

Alexander Pope

Oliver Cromwell

William Shakespeare
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?

Wind

Linnets

Bars

Fish
14 The speaker sees love as a form of

Doom

Divinity

Torture

Imprisonment
15 The monarch referred to in the poem is

King George

King Charles I

Queen Elizabeth I

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

Scotland and Ireland

France and Spain

Holland and France

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

Sacheverell

Lucasta

Althea

Finches
18 Lovelace was inspired by which Ancient Greek poet?

Anacreon

Homer

Alcibiades

Sappho
19 What does "to tipple" mean?

To tip over

To drown

To fly

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

Shriller

Baser

Lower

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

Cup

Rope

Fetter

Beacon
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry

Imagist

Religious

Angry

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

Alliteration

Assonance

Personification

Allegory
24 What happened to King Charles I?

Executed

Elected

Drowned

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

Ant

Grasshopper

Snake

Butterfly

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