To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?
Anachronistic

Romantic

Shakespearean

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

Fish

Wolves

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

For supporting the Royalist case

For insulting the king

For becoming a Catholic
4 Who of the following was not a Cavalier poet?
Alexander Pope

John Suckling

Thomas Carew

Robert Herrick
5 Lovelace gave what to the House of Commons?
A debt

A petition

A threat

An ultimatum
6 Who is "Love" in the poem?
Althea

Anacreon

Cupid

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

A principled royalist

A warrior faction

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

Puritanism

Stoicism

Classicism
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?
Ben Jonson

William Shakespeare

Alexander Pope

Oliver Cromwell
11 To "wanton" means to
To desire

To play

To eat

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

God

Cupid

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

Fish

Wind

Bars
14 The speaker sees love as a form of
Doom

Divinity

Torture

Imprisonment
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
Althea

Lucasta

Sacheverell

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

Sappho

Alcibiades

Anacreon
19 What does "to tipple" mean?
To drown

To tip over

To fly

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

Lower

Uglier

Shriller
21 To the speaker, Althea's eyes are a
Beacon

Rope

Cup

Fetter
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry
Imagist

Religious

Pastoral

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

Assonance

Alliteration

Allegory
24 What happened to King Charles I?
Drowned

Exiled

Elected

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

Ant

Snake

Butterfly

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