L&#39;Allegro Quizzes

L'Allegro Quiz

1 Who does the speaker choose as his guide in "L'Allegro"?

Liberty

Jest

Jollity

Sport
2 Who does the speaker reject at the beginning of "L'Allegro"?

Wrath

Contemplation

Melancholy

Care
3 Who is Orpheus?

The Greek name for Mirth

The goddess who guides "Il Penseroso"

One of the peasants the speaker sees in the fields

A shepherd from Greek mythology who tried to lead his wife out of the underworld
4 What does the speaker argue in "L'Allegro"?

The best life is the life full of joy

The best life is the life full of fame

The best life is the life full of wealth

The best life is the life full of contemplation
5 When did Milton write "L'Allegro"?

While studying at Cambridge

In the middle of his political career

As a small child

At the end of his career
6 Which playwright does Milton reference in "L'Allegro"?

Geoffrey Chaucer

Christopher Marlowe

Edmund Spencer

William Shakespeare
7 Does the speaker in "L'Allegro" win the debate?

It's unclear

No

There is no debate

Yes
8 How does "L'Allegro" end?

With the speaker enjoying the theater

With the speaker meeting his rival

With the speaker going back to work

With the speaker joining the peasants
9 Which later work was directly influenced by the speaker in "L'Allegro"?

Areopagitica

On Shakespeare

Comus

On the Morning of Christ's Nativity
10 How does the hunt in "L'Allegro" end?

We don't know

A person dies

The deer dies

The deer escapes
11 Who is Faery Mab?

A friend of Melancholy

The speaker's guide

A friend of Mirth

A fairy queen known for mischief
12 During the Renaissance, people associated Melancholy with ____

An artistic temperment

A life of joy

Festivals

Business
13 What is the name of the companion poem to "L'Allegro"?

Il Pendero

La Pendient

Il Penegro

Il Penseroso
14 What does the speaker argue for in "Il Penseroso"?

A life of amusement

A life of trade and industry

A life of joy

A life of contemplation
15 How does "L'Allegro" begin?

With the speaker going to the theater

With the speaker rejecting Melancholy

With the speaker watching shepherds in the fields

With the speaker choosing Mirth as his guide
16 Which character from Greek mythology does the speaker allude to in "L'Allegro"?

Zeus

Hecuba

Orpheus

Persephone
17 Which genre does Milton draw from in "L'Allegro"?

Free verse

History play

Classical hymn

Epic poetry
18 The shepherds that appear in "L'Allegro" draw from which tradition?

Pastoral poetry

Sonnet

Classical hymn

Free verse
19 The speaker aligns Melancholy with ___.

The darkness of a forest

The darkness of a gambling hall

The darkness of a tower

The darkness of the underworld
20 Who does the speaker say gave birth to Melancholy?

Cerberus

Zeus

Aurora

Zephyr
21 Which bird sings in "L'Allegro"?

Sparrow

Robbin

Dove

Lark
22 Which image appears in "L'Allegro"?

Gambling Hall

Church

Tower

School
23 How many lines is the prelude to "L'Allegro"?

20

6

5

10
24 Which form does Milton draw from in the rhyme scheme of the prelude?

Ottava Rima

Canzone

Sonnet

Lyric
25 The majority of "L'Allegro" is written in ___.

Sonnet

Ottava Rima

Lyric

Couplets

L'Allegro Questions and Answers

The Question and Answer section for L'Allegro is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.

Ask Your Own Question

Study Guide for L'Allegro

L'Allegro study guide contains a biography of John Milton, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Read the Study Guide for L'Allegro…