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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way does Belinda in the poem resemble Mrs. Fermor?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Common sense.
(d) Wisdom.

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

3. What are the phantoms that rise in the Cave of Spleen compared to?
(a) Dreams of an old crone.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Dreams of a hermit.
(d) Demons.

4. Where does the Baron say Belinda's lock will always be?
(a) Worn in a locket.
(b) Worn on his hand.
(c) Worn round his arm.
(d) Kept in a snuffbox.

5. What does Ariel say that the sylphs can give their charges in dreams?
(a) Innovation.
(b) Motivation.
(c) Impetus.
(d) Invention.

Short Answer Questions

1. At noon, what type of judges quickly sign sentences?

2. What card does Ariel sit on?

3. How many French romances did the Baron burn?

4. To whom is The Rape of the Lock dedicated?

5. What is the name of the book where Pope learned about Rosicrucians?

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