The Tribe Of Ben And The Cavalier Poets Quiz

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1.

“Cavalier poets” is a broad description of a school of English poets of the 17th century, who came from the classes that supported which monarch during the English Civil War?
- A.
  
  Charles I
- B.
  
  Charles II
- C.
  
  James I
- D.
  
  James II
2.

Which of the following poets is not a component of the Cavalier Poets?
- A.
  
  Robert Herrick
- B.
  
  Thomas Carew
- C.
  
  Richard Lovelace
- D.
  
  George Herbert
3.

The Cavalier Poets often referred to themselves as the “Fathers of Ben” in homage to their literary disciple, Ben Jonson. True or False?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

To Penshurst, by Ben Jonson, can be classified as a Country Estate poem. True or false?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

What are the “Penates” that appear in the following verse of To Penshurst? “Of thy Penates had been set on flame”
- A.
  
  Roman household gods
- B.
  
  Anglo-Saxon gods of war
- C.
  
  Roman gods of love
- D.
  
  Anglo-Saxon fertility gods
6.

Which of the following themes can be found in Robert Herrick’s Corinna’s Going a-Maying?
- A.
  
  Beatus ille
- B.
  
  Ubi sunt?
- C.
  
  Carpe diem
- D.
  
  Nihil novum sub sole
7.

The celebration of “May Day” has pagan origins. True or false?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

In the following verse of the poem, what do the “orient pearls” refer to? “Against you come, some orient pearls unwept”
- A.
  
  Tears
- B.
  
  Dew
- C.
  
  Moon shadows
- D.
  
  Clouds
9.

In John Suckling’s Out Upon It, I Have Loved, how long has the narrator loved his current conquest for?
- A.
  
  3 hours
- B.
  
  3 days
- C.
  
  3 months
- D.
  
  3 years
10.

Richard Lovelace spent seven weeks in Gate House prison, London in 1642. Here, he wrote To Althea, from Prison. What does the Greek word αληθεια (aletheia) mean?
- A.
  
  Truth
- B.
  
  Freedom
- C.
  
  Pain
- D.
  
  Beauty