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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When have the nurse and the priest told Belinda about when elves dance?
(a) Moonlight.
(b) Midnight
(c) Full moon.
(d) Dusk.

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

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

4. What do the Gnomes or Daemons of Earth delight in?
(a) Tomfoolery.
(b) Mischief.
(c) Devilment.
(d) Shenanigans.

5. In Canto I, who do angels visit (33)?
(a) Young men.
(b) Virgins.
(c) Youths.
(d) Babes in arms.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does a Belle reject in Canto I (10)?

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

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

4. Where do sylphs guard the purity of maidens?

5. What foundation did Pope use for the poem that related to spirits?

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