Miniver Cheevy Quizzes

Miniver Cheevy Quiz

1 What collection was this poem originally published in?
The Town Down The River

Captain Craig

The Torrent and the Night Before

Richard Cory
2 When was The Town Down The River published?
1909

1904

1903

1910
3 Who is the author of "Miniver Cheevy?"
Edgar Allen Poe

Edward Arlington Robinson

Edgar Arlington Robinson

Edwin Arlington Robinson
4 Which best describes the character of Miniver Cheevy?
A troubled but comic character who wishes he had been born in a different era

A history buff

A time traveler

A dreamer who is laughed at by society
5 Who did Robinson dedicate The Town Down The River to?
Theodore Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Kermit Roosevelt
6 Which real figure is said to have been the inspiration for the character of Cheevy?
Edgar Allen Poe

William Faulkner

An anonymous man from the town where the poet grew up

Edwin Arlington Robinson
7 What is the source of Cheevy's troubles?
He wishes he had the money to buy khakis

He wants to collect antiques

He has trouble making friends

He feels he is an anachronism
8 What does "scorn" mean?
(verb) to make a concerted or violent attack on

(noun) to make a concerted or violent attack on

(adjective) to show contempt, derision, or great dislike to someone or something

(noun) contempt, derision, or great dislike of someone or something
9 Which era does Cheevy specifically long for?
Medieval times

The Renaissance

His longing for the past is not confined to one time period or place

Classical times
10 What about the past does Cheevy most long for?
To have known great historical figures

The fashion: medieval armor

The perception of greatness: the opportunity for heroism and renown

The chance to become king
11 Though the setting is not explicitly specified, many scholars have placed this poem in:
Scholars have not identified the setting of the poem

Tilnbury Town

Head Tide, Maine

Tilbury Town
12 What genre of literature became popular during Robinson's era?
Classical literature

Romantic fiction

Medieval-style romance

Poetry
13 Who is the speaker or narrator?
Unidentified third-person narrator telling Cheevy's story

A colleague

A friend at the bar

Cheevy himself
14 What is the dominant meter?
The second and fourth lines of each stanza are written in iambic tetrameter

None; the poem is written in free verse

Iambic pentameter

The first and third lines of each stanza are written in iambic tetrameter
15 Which is an example of alliteration?
"And Art, a vagrant" (Line 16

"He mourned Romance, now on the town" (Line 15)

"Miniver loved the days of old" (Line 5)

"...he assailed the seasons" (Line 2)
16 Which best defines the tone of the poem?
Melancholic, Lingering, Sad

Celebratory, Poignant, Peaceful

Ironic, Pessimistic, Parodic

Neutral, Naïve
17 What is personified in the poem?
Romance and Art

Dissatisfaction

History and Chivalry

Books and Drinks
18 Who are the Medici?
The pope during Robinson's times

Italian-American gangsters

A powerful Italian bourgeois family that ruled Florence and later Tuscany for most of the period between 1434 and 1737

Italian Renaissance artists
19 Which ancient societies does Cheevy dream of?
Atlantis and Mount Olympus

The Garden of Eden and the Islands of the Blessed

Mesopotamia and Carthage

Thebes and Camelot
20 What is significant about the phrase "the ripe renown?"
It evokes a ripe piece of fruit. Fruit is delicious and healthy, the way fame is good for a person.

It evokes a ripe piece of fruit. However, fruit can become overripe and spoil, a fact that is consistent with the way ancient civilizations fell.

The poet uses alliteration with the repeating "r" sound.

It evokes the body odor that occurs when soldiers wore iron clothing or khaki suits.
21 What is revealed at the end of the poem?
Cheevy drinks to drown his sorrows. He uses alcohol to cope with his physically taxing labor.

Cheevy drinks to drown his sorrows. Being at the bar helps Cheevy make friends.

Cheevy drinks to drown his sorrows. The alcohol helps him feel better.

Cheevy drinks to drown his sorrows. His dreams are self delusions.
22 What does the poem satirize?
The poet

The literary tastes of the period

Cheevy

Cheevy, the poet, and the literary tastes of the period
23 What does a khaki suit symbolize?
A terrible sense of fashion

The British military

Hard work, participation in society, and specifically the military

The job Cheevy hates
24 What is a motif in the poem?
Unattainable glory

Thebes and Camelot

The pleasures of reading

Alcoholism
25 What does it mean to be "on the town?"
Working in the city, or having a splendid affair

Having fun in the city, or having an adulterous affair

Having fun in the city, or enjoying a date with a loved one

Working in the city, or looking for a significant other

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