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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ariel say that his task and the task of his denizens is?
(a) To protect young women.
(b) To guard virtue.
(c) To look after the beautiful.
(d) To keep girls chaste.

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

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

4. In Canto I (3), to whom does the author offer his poem?
(a) Braddock.
(b) Endellion.
(c) Caryl.
(d) Altarnun.

5. What might hide Belinda's faults if she had any?
(a) Graceful ease and sweetness without pride.
(b) Diplomacy and tact.
(c) Kindness and generosity.
(d) Peaceful spirit and gentle ways.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Pope want his audience to laugh at?

4. What do the spirits of troublesome women become?

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

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