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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did Pope intend to divert with the poem?
(a) Mrs. Fermor.
(b) Young ladies.
(c) Young men.
(d) His friends.

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

4. In Canto I, who do virgins find it difficult withstand when they speak?
(a) Corydon and Orlando.
(b) Arthur and Tristan.
(c) Florio and Damon.
(d) Marlowe and Tennyson.

5. What is the name of the book where Pope learned about Rosicrucians?
(a) Clelie, histoire romaine.
(b) Semaine amoureuse.
(c) Le Comte de Gabalis.
(d) Artamene, ou le Grand Cyrus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Gnomes or Daemons of Earth delight in?

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

3. What shape are the locks of hair that Belinda lets fall down the back of her neck?

4. How many sylphs are to watch over Belinda's petticoat?

5. What color is used to describe Belinda's neck?

(see the answer key)

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