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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) 1/3.
(b) All.
(c) None.
(d) 1/2.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What do the spirits of troublesome women become?
(a) Caudates.
(b) Caecilians.
(c) Newts.
(d) Salamanders.

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

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

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

15. On what river can the sun be seen in Canto II?
(a) Thames.
(b) Spey.
(c) Severn.
(d) Clyde.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who receives credit for the work the sylphs do to make Belinda beautiful in Canto I?

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

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

5. Who would kiss the cross that Belinda wore?

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