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