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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do British leaders often plan at the building that is near where the boat takes Belinda and her companions?
(a) New taxes.
(b) Removing the discontent of the people.
(c) The fall of foreign tyrants.
(d) Laws.

2. In Canto I, through what color curtains does the sun shine (13)?
(a) Burgundy.
(b) White.
(c) Rose.
(d) Navy.

3. How do a lover and a wit die during the battle?
(a) One crying and one wailing.
(b) One quoting poetry and one reciting scripture.
(c) One sobbing and one shouting.
(d) One speaking metaphors and one singing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Canto III, with whom does Belinda want to play cards?

2. What wins the soul according to Clarissa?

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

4. Where would Thalestris like to see grass grow more than to see Belinda lose her honor?

5. What falls to the ground in Canto I when the bell is rung?

(see the answer key)

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