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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what are Belinda's eyes compared?
(a) The sun.
(b) A candle.
(c) The moon.
(d) A lantern.

2. What does Ariel say that the sylphs can give their charges in dreams?
(a) Motivation.
(b) Impetus.
(c) Innovation.
(d) Invention.

3. After death, where do the minds of women slide away?
(a) Earth.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Water.
(d) Air.

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

5. How do the sylphs help Belinda during the card game in Canto III?
(a) They ensure she is dealt a good hand.
(b) They sit on important cards.
(c) They whisper what cards her opponents have.
(d) They show her what cards to play.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the fires in the Cave of Spleen?

2. What formerly inanimate objects have been transformed by anger and stand with one arm held out, one bent with the handle and the spout?

3. Like whose tripod does a cooking pot walk?

4. How is Belinda's mind described?

5. What does Belinda choose as trumps when she plays Ombre?

(see the answer key)

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