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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sir Plume handle with style?
(a) Horse.
(b) Hunting dogs.
(c) Cane.
(d) Top hat.

2. Who does a Belle reject in Canto I (10)?
(a) A duke.
(b) An earl.
(c) A lord.
(d) A count.

3. What is the only breeze that blows near the Cave of Spleen?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) West.

4. What does the author sing about in Canto I (1)?
(a) Trivialities and petty quarrels.
(b) Slights and disagreements.
(c) Rivalries.
(d) The contests that rise from trivial things.

5. What does Belinda play first that leads off two captive trumps and sweeps the board?
(a) Basto.
(b) Spadillio.
(c) Vuelta.
(d) Manille.

Short Answer Questions

1. With how many hairs can beauty draw someone?

2. Who would adore the cross that Belinda wore?

3. How do people respond when Belinda rejects them?

4. What do angels wear in Canto I?

5. Why do judges quickly pass sentences?

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