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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do angels wear in Canto I?
(a) Jewelled crowns.
(b) Silver crowns and wreaths of laurel.
(c) Golden chaplets entwined with vines.
(d) Golden crowns and wreaths of heavenly flowers.

2. How does Ariel introduce herself?
(a) Watchful sprite.
(b) Wise protector.
(c) Guardian sylph.
(d) Dedicated nymphs.

3. To whom is The Rape of the Lock dedicated?
(a) Mrs. Charlotte Gunwalloe.
(b) Mrs. Hyacinth Lamorran.
(c) Mrs. Arabella Fermor.
(d) Mrs. Berenice Boyton.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the book where Pope learned about Rosicrucians?

2. What does the author sing about in Canto I (1)?

3. How does Pope describe the French book where he learned about Rosicrucians?

4. How may mortals enjoy the compahy of Sylphs?

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

(see the answer key)

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