Song (“Love Armed”) Quizzes

Song ("Love Armed") Quiz 1

1 What year was the poem published?

1612

1680

1676

1655
2 In which play did the poem originally appear?

The Duchess of Malfi

Oroonoko

Hamlet

Abdelazer
3 How many stanzas are in the poem?

One

Two

Four

Three
4 What is the rhyme scheme?

ABABCDCDEFEFGHGH

ABABABABABABABAB

ABBACDDCEFFEGHHG

ABBACDDCEFEFGG
5 What is the meter of the poem?

Anapestic dimeter

Iambic tetramenter

Trochaic tetrameter

Iambic pentameter
6 Which god is described in the poem?

Mars

Venus

Zeus

Cupid
7 Which best describes the description of love in the poem?

Kind

Indifferent

Cruel

Patient
8 From what affliction does the speaker of the poem suffer?

Grief

Writer's block

Terminal illness

Unrequited love
9 To whom is the poem addressed?

The beloved

Cupid

The speaker herself

Venus
10 What do the bleeding hearts symbolize?

Wounded lovers

Victims of war

Plants

Kings and queens
11 The speaker describes Cupid as possessing what kind of power?

Relentless

Inimitable

Tyrannic

Despotic
12 From where, according to the speaker, did Cupid acquire the fire for his arrows?

Her own heart

The beloved's eyes

A magic well

The sun
13 Which of these is a convention of Petrarchan poetry?

Iambic tetrameter

Female speakers

Sighs and tears

Sixteen-line poems
14 Who, according to the speaker, is responsible for this monstrous version of Cupid?

Her and her beloved

The rest of the world

The beloved alone

Venus and Mars
15 Complete the line: "Love in Fantastic _____ sat" (1).

Triumph

Power

Victory

Tyranny
16 Who are the parents of Cupid?

Orpheus and Eurydice

Venus and Mars

Aphrodite and Hermes

Athena and Zeus
17 Complete the line: "Enough to undo the ____ World" (8).

Silly

Longing

Amorous

Cruel
18 How does the speaker describer her beloved's heart?

The victor

The arrow

The dart

The tyrant
19 What other genre of writing is Aphra Behn known for?

Drama

Political tracts

Pamphlets

Novels
20 With what era of English poetry is Behn associated?

Jacobean

Carolinian

Restoration

Elizabethan
21 What is Behn's best-known work?

Abdelazer

Love Armed

Macbeth

Oronooko
22 "Love Armed" is an example of what kind of poetry?

Elegiac

Free verse

Petrarchan

Modernist
23 Which of these best describes the tone of the poem?

Hopeful

Surprised

Pensive

Resigned
24 What is Cupid's Greek counterpart?

Hermes

Apollo

Eros

Mars
25 Cupid is traditionally portrayed as what?

A heart

A cruel tyrant

A child

A military leader

Song (“Love Armed”) Questions and Answers

The Question and Answer section for Song (“Love Armed”) is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.

Ask Your Own Question

Study Guide for Song (“Love Armed”)

Song ("Love Armed") study guide contains a biography of Aphra Behn, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Read the Study Guide for Song (“Love Armed”)…