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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Canto IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Baron do when he admires Belinda's shining hair?
(a) Wants to touch it.
(b) Wants to kiss a lock.
(c) Plots how to take it.
(d) Wants to caress a lock.

2. What color is used to describe Belinda's neck?
(a) Sallow.
(b) Pale.
(c) Pearly.
(d) Ivory.

3. What does the queen sometimes do at Hampton?
(a) Balls and masquerades.
(b) Counsel and tea.
(c) Rest and relaxation.
(d) Garden parties.

4. What type of material is on the card table where Ombre is played?
(a) Wool.
(b) Linen.
(c) Silk.
(d) Velvet.

5. Who would kiss the cross that Belinda wore?
(a) Pagans.
(b) Jews.
(c) Atheists.
(d) Moors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who returns from the Exchange in peace in Canto III?

2. What happened to Scylla when she injured Nisus' hair?

3. To what are Belinda's eyes compared?

4. How are the sylphs described as they wait for what might befall Belinda?

5. What do the sylph have to prevent being blown off their charges by rough winds?

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