To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?
Cavalier

Shakespearean

Romantic

Anachronistic
2 Which of the following is NOT a natural symbol in the poem?
Wolves

Birds

Fish

Wind
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?
For failure to pay his debts

For insulting the king

For becoming a Catholic

For supporting the Royalist case
4 Who of the following was not a Cavalier poet?
Thomas Carew

Alexander Pope

John Suckling

Robert Herrick
5 Lovelace gave what to the House of Commons?
An ultimatum

A petition

A debt

A threat
6 Who is "Love" in the poem?
The King

Althea

Cupid

Anacreon
7 What is a "committed linnet"?
A caged bird

A type of dress

A principled royalist

A warrior faction
8 The poem's main message can be seen as an example of
Puritanism

Existentialism

Stoicism

Classicism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a
Orgy

Parliamentary meeting

Symposium

Execution
10 Which writer was a major influence on Lovelace and his peers?
William Shakespeare

Alexander Pope

Ben Jonson

Oliver Cromwell
11 To "wanton" means to
To eat

To esacpe

To desire

To play
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?
Cupid

The King

A finch

God
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?
Linnets

Fish

Bars

Wind
14 The speaker sees love as a form of
Torture

Divinity

Doom

Imprisonment
15 The monarch referred to in the poem is
King George

King James

Queen Elizabeth I

King Charles I
16 Where did Lovelace go after being released on bail?
Holland and France

London and Canterbury

France and Spain

Scotland and Ireland
17 Lovelace's first poetry collection was called
Althea

Lucasta

Sacheverell

Finches
18 Lovelace was inspired by which Ancient Greek poet?
Alcibiades

Sappho

Anacreon

Homer
19 What does "to tipple" mean?
To tip over

To drown

To drink

To fly
20 The speaker describes his voice as _____ than a finch
Shriller

Lower

Baser

Uglier
21 To the speaker, Althea's eyes are a
Rope

Cup

Beacon

Fetter
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry
Pastoral

Imagist

Religious

Angry
23 The lines “shriller throat shall sing / The sweetness” are an example of
Personification

Alliteration

Assonance

Allegory
24 What happened to King Charles I?
Exiled

Elected

Drowned

Executed
25 One of Lovelace's most famous poems is about a
Butterfly

Snake

Grasshopper

Ant

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