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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is used to describe Belinda's neck?
(a) Pearly.
(b) Sallow.
(c) Pale.
(d) Ivory.

2. How are the people described who are present when Belinda appears in Canto II?
(a) Young ladies and young men.
(b) Lovely young women and handsome young men.
(c) Fair nymphs and well-dressed youth.
(d) Sylphs and gnomes.

3. Why did Pope revise the poem?
(a) Because he wanted to fix some flaws.
(b) An imperfect copy was published.
(c) Because he learned the true facts behind the events the poem was based upon.
(d) A friend requested that he do so.

4. Who would kiss the cross that Belinda wore?
(a) Pagans.
(b) Moors.
(c) Atheists.
(d) Jews.

5. What does Belinda dream of in Canto I?
(a) A glittering youth.
(b) A handsome beau.
(c) A lover.
(d) An amorous suitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. With how many hairs can beauty draw someone?

2. When the Baron prays before his fire, how much of his prayer is granted?

3. How many locks of hair does Belinda allow to fall down the back of her neck?

4. In Canto I, through what color curtains does the sun shine (13)?

5. What does the Baron use to light his fire when he burns old tokens from love affairs?

(see the answer key)

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