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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Belinda wins the game, what do she and her companions drink?
(a) Red wine.
(b) Tea.
(c) Coffee.
(d) White wine.

2. In Canto III, with whom does Belinda want to play cards?
(a) 2 ladies.
(b) 2 Knights.
(c) 2 Lords.
(d) 2 Barons.

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

4. Who did Pope intend to divert with the poem?
(a) His friends.
(b) Young men.
(c) Mrs. Fermor.
(d) Young ladies.

5. How are the wings of the sylph and his denizens described?
(a) Thin as a butterfly's wing.
(b) Gossamer.
(c) Insect-like.
(d) Gauzy.

Short Answer Questions

1. If Belinda has any faults of women, how can forget them?

2. Where are angels seen in the Cave of Spleen?

3. How many gloves did the Baron burn?

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

5. What do angels wear in Canto I?

(see the answer key)

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