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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who receives credit for the work the sylphs do to make Belinda beautiful in Canto I?
(a) Letty.
(b) Becky.
(c) Matilda.
(d) Betty.

2. Who does a Belle reject in Canto I (10)?
(a) A duke.
(b) An earl.
(c) A lord.
(d) A count.

3. What foundation did Pope use for the poem that related to spirits?
(a) Primal Spirituality.
(b) Rosicrucian doctrine of spirits.
(c) The primitive magic of spirits.
(d) Homeopathic magic of spirits.

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

5. In Canto I, how many bright Inhabitants of Air watch over Belinda?
(a) 50.
(b) 20.
(c) 500.
(d) 1,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the spirits of troublesome women become?

2. What do angels wear in Canto I?

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

4. Who did Pope intend to divert with the poem?

5. In Canto I, from what motive did a dire offence occur (1)?

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