Miniver Cheevy Quizzes

Miniver Cheevy Quiz

1 What collection was this poem originally published in?
The Torrent and the Night Before

Richard Cory

The Town Down The River

Captain Craig
2 When was The Town Down The River published?
1910

1909

1903

1904
3 Who is the author of "Miniver Cheevy?"
Edwin Arlington Robinson

Edgar Arlington Robinson

Edgar Allen Poe

Edward Arlington Robinson
4 Which best describes the character of Miniver Cheevy?
A history buff

A dreamer who is laughed at by society

A time traveler

A troubled but comic character who wishes he had been born in a different era
5 Who did Robinson dedicate The Town Down The River to?
Kermit Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt
6 Which real figure is said to have been the inspiration for the character of Cheevy?
William Faulkner

Edgar Allen Poe

Edwin Arlington Robinson

An anonymous man from the town where the poet grew up
7 What is the source of Cheevy's troubles?
He wants to collect antiques

He feels he is an anachronism

He wishes he had the money to buy khakis

He has trouble making friends
8 What does "scorn" mean?
(noun) contempt, derision, or great dislike of someone or something

(noun) to make a concerted or violent attack on

(verb) to make a concerted or violent attack on

(adjective) to show contempt, derision, or great dislike to someone or something
9 Which era does Cheevy specifically long for?
His longing for the past is not confined to one time period or place

The Renaissance

Classical times

Medieval times
10 What about the past does Cheevy most long for?
The fashion: medieval armor

The chance to become king

The perception of greatness: the opportunity for heroism and renown

To have known great historical figures
11 Though the setting is not explicitly specified, many scholars have placed this poem in:
Tilnbury Town

Scholars have not identified the setting of the poem

Tilbury Town

Head Tide, Maine
12 What genre of literature became popular during Robinson's era?
Classical literature

Romantic fiction

Poetry

Medieval-style romance
13 Who is the speaker or narrator?
A friend at the bar

Unidentified third-person narrator telling Cheevy's story

A colleague

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

The first and third lines of each stanza are written in iambic tetrameter

None; the poem is written in free verse

Iambic pentameter
15 Which is an example of alliteration?
"...he assailed the seasons" (Line 2)

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

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

"And Art, a vagrant" (Line 16
16 Which best defines the tone of the poem?
Celebratory, Poignant, Peaceful

Melancholic, Lingering, Sad

Neutral, Naïve

Ironic, Pessimistic, Parodic
17 What is personified in the poem?
Dissatisfaction

Romance and Art

Books and Drinks

History and Chivalry
18 Who are the Medici?
A powerful Italian bourgeois family that ruled Florence and later Tuscany for most of the period between 1434 and 1737

Italian-American gangsters

The pope during Robinson's times

Italian Renaissance artists
19 Which ancient societies does Cheevy dream of?
The Garden of Eden and the Islands of the Blessed

Mesopotamia and Carthage

Atlantis and Mount Olympus

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.

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

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.

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. The alcohol helps him feel better.

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

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

Cheevy, the poet, and the literary tastes of the period

The literary tastes of the period

Cheevy
23 What does a khaki suit symbolize?
The job Cheevy hates

Hard work, participation in society, and specifically the military

A terrible sense of fashion

The British military
24 What is a motif in the poem?
The pleasures of reading

Thebes and Camelot

Alcoholism

Unattainable glory
25 What does it mean to be "on the town?"
Having fun in the city, or having an adulterous affair

Working in the city, or having a splendid 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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