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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of pie talks in the Cave of Spleen?
(a) Goose.
(b) Pear.
(c) Berry.
(d) Apple.

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

3. When would it be worth it to dance all night and dress all day?
(a) If it cured the bubonic plague or old age.
(b) If it cured puerperal fever.
(c) If it cured St. Vitus's dance.
(d) If it cured smallpox or old age.

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

5. Where are angels seen in the Cave of Spleen?
(a) Stream.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Machines.
(d) Lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What formerly inanimate objects have been transformed by anger and stand with one arm held out, one bent with the handle and the spout?

2. How are the sylphs described as they wait for what might befall Belinda?

3. After the Baron cuts her hair, what does she feel in her heart?

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

5. How does Pope describe the French book where he learned about Rosicrucians?

(see the answer key)

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