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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the habitation of the Sylphs?
(a) Air.
(b) Wind.
(c) Water.
(d) Earth.

2. How are the sylphs described as they wait for what might befall Belinda?
(a) Strong and vigilant.
(b) Fearful and uneasy.
(c) Anxious and trembling.
(d) Tense and nervous.

3. How is Belinda's mind described?
(a) Sprightly.
(b) Mature.
(c) Quick.
(d) Intelligent.

4. What color are Ariel's wings?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Purple.
(d) Blue.

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

6. How does Pope describe the French book where he learned about Rosicrucians?
(a) History.
(b) Novel.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Epic.

7. What color is used to describe Belinda's neck?
(a) Pale.
(b) Pearly.
(c) Ivory.
(d) Sallow.

8. How are the people described who are present when Belinda appears in Canto II?
(a) Sylphs and gnomes.
(b) Fair nymphs and well-dressed youth.
(c) Young ladies and young men.
(d) Lovely young women and handsome young men.

9. In Canto II, what does Belinda wear on her breast?
(a) Ruby cross.
(b) Silver cross.
(c) Gold cross.
(d) White cross.

10. What is the name of the book where Pope learned about Rosicrucians?
(a) Artamene, ou le Grand Cyrus.
(b) Clelie, histoire romaine.
(c) Semaine amoureuse.
(d) Le Comte de Gabalis.

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

12. At the beginning of Canto II, what time of day is it?
(a) Sunset.
(b) Mid-day.
(c) Sunrise.
(d) Noon.

13. With how many hairs can beauty draw someone?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

14. Who would adore the cross that Belinda wore?
(a) Heathen.
(b) Agnostics.
(c) Infidels.
(d) Idolaters.

15. What pets rouse in Canto I (15)?
(a) Kittens.
(b) Song birds.
(c) Lap dogs.
(d) Cats.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Canto I, who do virgins find it difficult withstand when they speak?

2. What shape are the locks of hair that Belinda lets fall down the back of her neck?

3. Who would kiss the cross that Belinda wore?

4. What might hide Belinda's faults if she had any?

5. Why did Pope revise the poem?

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