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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What suit does the Baron play after successes in Ombre (75)?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Clubs.
(c) Hearts.
(d) Spades.

2. What did Pope want his audience to laugh at?
(a) Their follies.
(b) Their lives.
(c) Their dramas.
(d) Their friends.

3. What color are Ariel's wings?
(a) Purple.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

4. What is the name of the book where Pope learned about Rosicrucians?
(a) Artamene, ou le Grand Cyrus.
(b) Le Comte de Gabalis.
(c) Semaine amoureuse.
(d) Clelie, histoire romaine.

5. How many tricks must be captured when playing Ombre?
(a) 11.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Canto I, how many bright Inhabitants of Air watch over Belinda?

2. What do the Gnomes or Daemons of Earth delight in?

3. What do the queens on the Ombre cards hold?

4. What does Belinda play first that leads off two captive trumps and sweeps the board?

5. At noon, what type of judges quickly sign sentences?

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