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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many handmaids wait at the throne in the Cave of Spleen?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. Where would Thalestris like to see grass grow more than to see Belinda lose her honor?
(a) Hyde-park Circus.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Hampton Court.
(d) Hell.

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

4. When the Baron prays before his fire, how much of his prayer is granted?
(a) None.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 1/2.
(d) All.

5. To what are Belinda's eyes compared?
(a) A candle.
(b) The sun.
(c) The moon.
(d) A lantern.

Short Answer Questions

1. When people come to enjoy the pleasures of Court, how might they spend instructive hours (11)?

2. In Canto I, at what time do sleepless lovers wake (16)?

3. How are the wings of the sylph and his denizens described?

4. Who will watch over Belinda's dog?

5. How many gloves did the Baron burn?

(see the answer key)

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