1 Who does the speaker choose as his guide in "Il Penseroso?" Melancholy Contemplation Mirth Penance 2 What does the speaker reject at the beginning? Melancholy Vain deluding joys Mirth Fantasy 3 Who is Orpheus? The Greek name for Melancholy The goddess who guides "Il Penseroso" A shepherd who tried to lead his wife out of the underworld One of the peasants the speaker sees in the fields 4 What does the speaker argue in "Il Penseroso"? That the best life to live is the life of politics That the best life to live is the life of contemplation That the best life to live is the life of sadness That the best life to live is the life of joy 5 When did Milton likely write "Il Penseroso"? In the middle of his political career At the end of his career While studying at Cambridge As a small child 6 Does the speaker in "Il Penseroso" win the debate? It's unclear There is no debate Yes No 7 How does "Il Penseroso" end? With the speaker listening to music at a church With the speaker studying in a tower With the speaker finding a friend With the speaker listening to birds in the forest 8 During the Renaissance, people associated Melancholy with ____ An artistic temperment A life of joy Festivals Business 9 What is the name of the companion poem to "Il Penseroso"? "L'Allegro" "L'Alleger" "Il Alleg" "Il Legro" 10 What does the speaker argue for in "L'Allegro"? That the best life to live is the life of joy That the best life to live is the life of study That the best life to live is the life in business That the best life to live is the life of silence 11 Which scene occurs in "Il Penseroso"? The speaker guiding a lost traveler The speaker listening to birds in the forest The speaker entering the desert in search of solitude The speaker attending the theater to listen to Shakespeare 12 Where did Milton attend school? Harvard Oxford Cambridge University of London 13 Which character from Greek mythology does the speaker allude to in "Il Penseroso"? Hecuba Orpheous Persephone Zeus 14 Which genre does Milton draw from in "Il Penseroso"? Free verse History Play Epic Poetry Classical hymn 15 Who does the speaker say gave birth to Melancholy? Zephyr and Aurora Zeus and Leda Zeus and Hecuba Saturn and Vesta 16 The speaker compares ___ to a lost traveler. The moon A star A bird The sun 17 Which scene takes place in "Il Penseroso"? The speaker travels to another country The speaker attends a party The speaker studies in a tower The speaker writes a play 18 Which genre does the speaker contemplate in the tower? Dance Comedy Tragedy Music 19 Where does the speaker go to sleep during the day? By a pond In the sunlight The shade At the top of a mountain 20 After taking a nap, the speaker wakes to ___. Night Cries Music Birds 21 Which work does the speaker allude to in "Il Penseroso"? Comus King Lear Paradise Lost The Canterbury Tales 22 The speaker calls a group of muses including ____. Revelry Music Joy Quiet 23 The speaker compares Melancholy to a ____. Nun Teacher Dancer Student 24 Melancholy walks with ___. Even step Small steps Galloping Gait Reckless speed 25 Where was Melancholy conceived? In the sky In a marital bed At the top of a mountain In secret shades