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