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