The Rape of the Lock (Pope) Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Rape of the Lock (Pope) Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Canto I, who do angels visit (33)?
(a) Babes in arms.
(b) Young men.
(c) Virgins.
(d) Youths.

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

3. As Belinda and the others ride in the boat on the river, what weighs down the sylph's heart?
(a) Despair.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Misery.
(d) Grief.

4. Who would kiss the cross that Belinda wore?
(a) Moors.
(b) Atheists.
(c) Jews.
(d) Pagans.

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

6. How many times does the Baron blow on his fire to get it started?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

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

8. What time of day did the Baron burn old tokens from love affairs?
(a) Before Phoebus rose.
(b) After 6 a.m.
(c) After Phoebus rose.
(d) Before 8 a.m.

9. What do angels wear in Canto I?
(a) Golden crowns and wreaths of heavenly flowers.
(b) Jewelled crowns.
(c) Golden chaplets entwined with vines.
(d) Silver crowns and wreaths of laurel.

10. How many gloves did the Baron burn?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

11. What does the Baron use to light his fire when he burns old tokens from love affairs?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Love letters.
(c) Dry twigs.
(d) Scraps of cloth.

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

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

14. In Canto I, how many bright Inhabitants of Air watch over Belinda?
(a) 20.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 50.

15. When have the nurse and the priest told Belinda about when elves dance?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Midnight
(c) Full moon.
(d) Moonlight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the spirits of troublesome women become?

2. What do the Gnomes or Daemons of Earth delight in?

3. To whom are secret truths revealed that are hidden from the educated?

4. Who did Pope intend to divert with the poem?

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

(see the answer keys)

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