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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What creatures are mentioned as an example of how Belinda's locks can snare a man?
(a) Parrots and trout.
(b) Lions and tigers.
(c) Birds and fish.
(d) Cats and dogs.

2. What does Belinda dream of in Canto I?
(a) A lover.
(b) An amorous suitor.
(c) A glittering youth.
(d) A handsome beau.

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

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

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

6. What foundation did Pope use for the poem that related to spirits?
(a) Homeopathic magic of spirits.
(b) Primal Spirituality.
(c) The primitive magic of spirits.
(d) Rosicrucian doctrine of spirits.

7. What shape are the locks of hair that Belinda lets fall down the back of her neck?
(a) Waves.
(b) Braids.
(c) Ringlets.
(d) Plaits.

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

9. To whom is The Rape of the Lock dedicated?
(a) Mrs. Charlotte Gunwalloe.
(b) Mrs. Arabella Fermor.
(c) Mrs. Berenice Boyton.
(d) Mrs. Hyacinth Lamorran.

10. Why did Pope revise the poem?
(a) A friend requested that he do so.
(b) Because he wanted to fix some flaws.
(c) An imperfect copy was published.
(d) Because he learned the true facts behind the events the poem was based upon.

11. In Canto I, how many spirits fly round (41)?
(a) 100s.
(b) Unnumbered.
(c) 1,000s.
(d) 20-30.

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

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

14. In Canto I (3), to whom does the author offer his poem?
(a) Braddock.
(b) Altarnun.
(c) Endellion.
(d) Caryl.

15. Where do sylphs guard the purity of maidens?
(a) Balls and masquerades.
(b) Gradens and drawing rooms.
(c) Parties and games.
(d) Strolls and dinners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Baron use to light his fire when he burns old tokens from love affairs?

2. Who does everyone look at in Canto II?

3. Who will watch over Belinda's dog?

4. What do the sylph have to prevent being blown off their charges by rough winds?

5. What does Ariel say that the sylphs can give their charges in dreams?

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