To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?
Shakespearean

Romantic

Cavalier

Anachronistic
2 Which of the following is NOT a natural symbol in the poem?
Fish

Wolves

Birds

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

For becoming a Catholic

For supporting the Royalist case

For insulting the king
4 Who of the following was not a Cavalier poet?
Thomas Carew

Robert Herrick

John Suckling

Alexander Pope
5 Lovelace gave what to the House of Commons?
A threat

An ultimatum

A debt

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

The King

Anacreon

Althea
7 What is a "committed linnet"?
A warrior faction

A type of dress

A caged bird

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

Stoicism

Existentialism

Puritanism
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?
Oliver Cromwell

William Shakespeare

Ben Jonson

Alexander Pope
11 To "wanton" means to
To esacpe

To eat

To desire

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

The King

God

Cupid
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?
Linnets

Fish

Bars

Wind
14 The speaker sees love as a form of
Imprisonment

Doom

Torture

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

Queen Elizabeth I

King James

King Charles I
16 Where did Lovelace go after being released on bail?
Scotland and Ireland

London and Canterbury

Holland and France

France and Spain
17 Lovelace's first poetry collection was called
Althea

Lucasta

Finches

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

Homer

Anacreon

Sappho
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
Shriller

Uglier

Baser

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

Rope

Fetter

Beacon
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry
Religious

Pastoral

Angry

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

Alliteration

Personification

Allegory
24 What happened to King Charles I?
Executed

Drowned

Elected

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

Snake

Grasshopper

Butterfly

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