1 Where was "The Phoenix and the Turtle" originally published? Love's Labour's Lost Love's Martyr Shakespeare's Sonnets Romeo and Juliet 2 What kind of text is "The Phoenix and the Turtle" Sonnet Play Anthem Nondramatic poem 3 The poem is based on an extended ______ Metaphor Allegory Allusion Rant 4 Which birds are invited to the ceremony commemorating the Phoenix and the Turtle? Swan Bird of loudest lay Crow All of the above 5 What do the Phoenix and the Turtle represent? Chastity The ideal love Truth and beauty All of the above 6 What was the occasion for the writing of the poem? The death of Queen Elizabeth The end of Shakespeare's love affair The death of John Donne The knighting of Sir John Salusbury 7 Who else contributed to the book in which "The Phoenix and the Turtle" was printed? John Keats John Wilmot Andrew Marvell Ben Jonson 8 Why is the screech-owl disinvited from the ceremony? It represents death It killed the turtle-dove It has grey feathers No birds of prey whatsoever are allowed 9 What does "interdict" mean in the poem? Ban Interrupt Invite Dictate 10 To which theological concept does the poem allude? Resurrection Sin Transubstantiation The Trinity 11 The love between the Phoenix and the Turtle is described as Passionate Primordial Carnal Chaste 12 Birds being able to marry and speak in the poem is an example of Allusion Metaphor Allegory Personification 13 With whom is the "sole Arabian tree" associated? Turtle Phoenix Crow Eagle 14 Who is the speaker in the last section of the poem? Reason The Phoenix The chorus of birds The narrator 15 What happens to beauty and truth with the death of the two lovers? They manifest in a new pair of lovers They go dormant They die They rise from the ashes 16 What does the swan symbolize? Guilt Religion Honesty Eternal life 17 At the end of the poem, where are the bodies of the Phoenix and the Turtle? On a funeral pyre In a grave In an urn At the foot of the Arabian tree 18 Which of the following is NOT used to describe the activities in the poem? Anthem Obsequy Funeral Threnos 19 Why is "property" discussed in the poem? To discuss the inheritance of the dead lovers To point to a love beyond jealously To make a point about mystical love and personality To show how the lovers possess each other 20 "Twain" means Between Twixt Trained Two 21 Who described "The Phoenix and the Turtle" as "the most perfect short poem"? Ben Jonson Ralph Waldo Emerson John Salusbury Queen Elizabeth 22 Which of the following writers has written works inspired by "The Phoenix and the Turtle"? James Joyce Wallace Stevens Emily Dickinson All of the above 23 What does "defunctive" mean? Related to the color black Related to death Related to music Related to things defective 24 What color is a surplice? Flame-colored Black Blood-red White 25 In the poem, the two lovers Sacrifice themselves for future generations Die in isolation Fuse but remain separate Become one person
