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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Baron prays before his fire, how much of his prayer is granted?
(a) None.
(b) All.
(c) 1/2.
(d) 1/3.

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

3. What do the sylph have to prevent being blown off their charges by rough winds?
(a) Shawls.
(b) Powder.
(c) Hats.
(d) Hair combs.

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

5. What did Pope want his audience to laugh at?
(a) Their dramas.
(b) Their friends.
(c) Their follies.
(d) Their lives.

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

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

8. Who will watch over Belinda's dog?
(a) Brillante.
(b) Crispissa.
(c) Ariel.
(d) Zephyretta.

9. What does Ariel say that his task and the task of his denizens is?
(a) To keep girls chaste.
(b) To protect young women.
(c) To guard virtue.
(d) To look after the beautiful.

10. What are some nymphs too conscious of?
(a) Their rules.
(b) Their appearance.
(c) Their comportment.
(d) Their morals.

11. How many sylphs are to watch over Belinda's petticoat?
(a) 50.
(b) 5.
(c) 25.
(d) 15.

12. How do people respond when Belinda rejects them?
(a) Get frustrated.
(b) Take no offence.
(c) Are deeply offended.
(d) Get angry.

13. What falls to the ground in Canto I when the bell is rung?
(a) Slipper.
(b) Bolster.
(c) Pillow.
(d) Coverlet.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are Ariel's wings?

2. How many locks of hair does Belinda allow to fall down the back of her neck?

3. In Canto I, from what motive did a dire offence occur (1)?

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

5. What is the name of the book where Pope learned about Rosicrucians?

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