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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With how many hairs can beauty draw someone?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. In what way does Belinda in the poem resemble Mrs. Fermor?
(a) Common sense.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Beauty.

3. How many gloves did the Baron burn?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

4. What does Ariel say that his task and the task of his denizens is?
(a) To guard virtue.
(b) To keep girls chaste.
(c) To look after the beautiful.
(d) To protect young women.

5. At the beginning of Canto II, what time of day is it?
(a) Sunset.
(b) Noon.
(c) Sunrise.
(d) Mid-day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Pope revise the poem?

2. What color is Ariel's wand?

3. To what are Belinda's eyes compared?

4. In Canto I, what guardian prolongs Belinda's rest?

5. In Canto I, who do angels visit (33)?

(see the answer key)

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