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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 dramas.
(b) Their friends.
(c) Their follies.
(d) Their lives.

2. What do the spirits of troublesome women become?
(a) Salamanders.
(b) Newts.
(c) Caecilians.
(d) Caudates.

3. What color is Ariel's wand?
(a) Teal.
(b) Cerulean.
(c) Lapis.
(d) Azure.

4. What does the Baron use to light his fire when he burns old tokens from love affairs?
(a) Love letters.
(b) Dry twigs.
(c) Scraps of cloth.
(d) Newspapers.

5. In Canto I, how many bright Inhabitants of Air watch over Belinda?
(a) 500.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 20.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the habitation of the Sylphs?

3. With how many hairs can beauty draw someone?

4. After death, where do the minds of women slide away?

5. If Belinda has any faults of women, how can forget them?

(see the answer key)

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