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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What shape are the locks of hair that Belinda lets fall down the back of her neck?
(a) Waves.
(b) Braids.
(c) Plaits.
(d) Ringlets.

4. What do not die with a woman?
(a) Her vanities.
(b) Her memories.
(c) Her loves.
(d) Her dreams.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What suit does the Baron play after successes in Ombre (75)?

2. How are the knaves on the Ombre cards described?

3. From what country is the stand that is used to raise the silver lamp in Canto III?

4. As Belinda and the others ride in the boat on the river, what weighs down the sylph's heart?

5. To what are Belinda's eyes compared?

(see the answer key)

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