1 Who does the speaker choose as his guide in "Il Penseroso?" Contemplation Melancholy Penance Mirth 2 What does the speaker reject at the beginning? Melancholy Fantasy Mirth Vain deluding joys 3 Who is Orpheus? The goddess who guides "Il Penseroso" A shepherd who tried to lead his wife out of the underworld The Greek name for Melancholy One of the peasants the speaker sees in the fields 4 What does the speaker argue in "Il Penseroso"? That the best life to live is the life of sadness That the best life to live is the life of contemplation That the best life to live is the life of politics That the best life to live is the life of joy 5 When did Milton likely write "Il Penseroso"? While studying at Cambridge At the end of his career In the middle of his political career As a small child 6 Does the speaker in "Il Penseroso" win the debate? It's unclear There is no debate Yes No 7 How does "Il Penseroso" end? With the speaker finding a friend With the speaker listening to birds in the forest With the speaker listening to music at a church With the speaker studying in a tower 8 During the Renaissance, people associated Melancholy with ____ Festivals An artistic temperment Business A life of joy 9 What is the name of the companion poem to "Il Penseroso"? "L'Allegro" "Il Legro" "L'Alleger" "Il Alleg" 10 What does the speaker argue for in "L'Allegro"? That the best life to live is the life of study That the best life to live is the life of silence That the best life to live is the life of joy That the best life to live is the life in business 11 Which scene occurs in "Il Penseroso"? The speaker entering the desert in search of solitude The speaker attending the theater to listen to Shakespeare The speaker guiding a lost traveler The speaker listening to birds in the forest 12 Where did Milton attend school? University of London Cambridge Oxford Harvard 13 Which character from Greek mythology does the speaker allude to in "Il Penseroso"? Orpheous Persephone Zeus Hecuba 14 Which genre does Milton draw from in "Il Penseroso"? Classical hymn Epic Poetry History Play Free verse 15 Who does the speaker say gave birth to Melancholy? Saturn and Vesta Zephyr and Aurora Zeus and Hecuba Zeus and Leda 16 The speaker compares ___ to a lost traveler. A star The moon A bird The sun 17 Which scene takes place in "Il Penseroso"? The speaker studies in a tower The speaker attends a party The speaker writes a play The speaker travels to another country 18 Which genre does the speaker contemplate in the tower? Comedy Tragedy Music Dance 19 Where does the speaker go to sleep during the day? In the sunlight At the top of a mountain By a pond The shade 20 After taking a nap, the speaker wakes to ___. Birds Music Cries Night 21 Which work does the speaker allude to in "Il Penseroso"? Comus Paradise Lost King Lear The Canterbury Tales 22 The speaker calls a group of muses including ____. Revelry Music Joy Quiet 23 The speaker compares Melancholy to a ____. Nun Student Dancer Teacher 24 Melancholy walks with ___. Even step Galloping Gait Reckless speed Small steps 25 Where was Melancholy conceived? At the top of a mountain In a marital bed In secret shades In the sky