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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Canto I, what guardian prolongs Belinda's rest?
(a) Gnome.
(b) Salamander.
(c) Nymph.
(d) Sylph.

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

4. How does Ariel introduce herself?
(a) Guardian sylph.
(b) Wise protector.
(c) Watchful sprite.
(d) Dedicated nymphs.

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

6. What does the Baron do when he admires Belinda's shining hair?
(a) Wants to kiss a lock.
(b) Plots how to take it.
(c) Wants to caress a lock.
(d) Wants to touch it.

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

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

9. In Canto I, at what time do sleepless lovers wake (16)?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

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

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

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

13. Who does everyone look at in Canto II?
(a) A spritely young woman.
(b) A pretty brunette.
(c) A handsome red-head.
(d) Belinda.

14. What is the sylph Zephyretta to look after that belongs to Belinda?
(a) Cross.
(b) Fan.
(c) Earrings.
(d) Ring.

15. How many French romances did the Baron burn?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who would kiss the cross that Belinda wore?

2. In Canto I, who do angels visit (33)?

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

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

5. How may mortals enjoy the compahy of Sylphs?

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