To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?
Shakespearean

Anachronistic

Cavalier

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

Fish

Birds

Wolves
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?
For failure to pay his debts

For insulting the king

For supporting the Royalist case

For becoming a Catholic
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 petition

An ultimatum

A threat

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

Cupid

The King

Anacreon
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
Classicism

Existentialism

Stoicism

Puritanism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a
Execution

Parliamentary meeting

Orgy

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

Ben Jonson

Oliver Cromwell

William Shakespeare
11 To "wanton" means to
To desire

To play

To esacpe

To eat
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?
A finch

The King

God

Cupid
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?
Fish

Linnets

Bars

Wind
14 The speaker sees love as a form of
Divinity

Torture

Doom

Imprisonment
15 The monarch referred to in the poem is
King James

King George

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
Sacheverell

Althea

Lucasta

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

Alcibiades

Anacreon

Sappho
19 What does "to tipple" mean?
To drink

To fly

To drown

To tip over
20 The speaker describes his voice as _____ than a finch
Lower

Baser

Shriller

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

Beacon

Cup

Rope
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry
Religious

Angry

Imagist

Pastoral
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
Ant

Grasshopper

Snake

Butterfly

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