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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many garters did the Baron burn?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

5. In Canto I, who do virgins find it difficult withstand when they speak?
(a) Arthur and Tristan.
(b) Florio and Damon.
(c) Corydon and Orlando.
(d) Marlowe and Tennyson.

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

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

8. How may mortals enjoy the compahy of Sylphs?
(a) By being sincere.
(b) By being willing to learn.
(c) By being chaste.
(d) By being disciplined.

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

10. In what way does Belinda in the poem resemble Mrs. Fermor?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Common sense.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Wisdom.

11. To whom are secret truths revealed that are hidden from the educated?
(a) Maids and children.
(b) Maids and youths.
(c) The elderly.
(d) Virgins.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do not die with a woman?

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

3. Why did Pope revise the poem?

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

5. What pets rouse in Canto I (15)?

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