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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many realms obey the queen mentioned in Canto III?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. Who returns from the Exchange in peace in Canto III?
(a) Bookseller.
(b) Merchant.
(c) Lords.
(d) Judge.

3. What type of lakes are in the Cave of Spleen?
(a) Liquid silver.
(b) Liquid gold.
(c) Black as ink.
(d) Dark as hell.

4. What presses upon Belinda after the Baron cuts her hair?
(a) Bitterness.
(b) Troubled thoughts.
(c) Wrath.
(d) Anxious care.

5. How many times do the sylphs pull on the diamond in Belinda's ear when the Baron gets close with scissors?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

6. What do the queens on the Ombre cards hold?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Tea cups.
(c) Lap dogs.
(d) Jewels.

7. What color is the fabric on the card table?
(a) Navy blue.
(b) Burgundy.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

8. Who comes to Hampton to enjoy the pleasures of Court?
(a) Queen and her advisors.
(b) Lords and ladies.
(c) Queen and her ladies-in-waiting.
(d) Heroes and nymphs.

9. Where are angels seen in the Cave of Spleen?
(a) Machines.
(b) Lake.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Stream.

10. Where are the great towers near at the beginning of Canto III?
(a) Gardens.
(b) Meadows of flowers.
(c) Park.
(d) Woods.

11. What is the only breeze that blows near the Cave of Spleen?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) East.

12. What flies over the palace in the Cave of Spleen?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Flags.
(c) Pennants.
(d) Vapor.

13. At noon, what type of judges quickly sign sentences?
(a) Corupt.
(b) Hungry.
(c) Greedy.
(d) Busy.

14. Who has been robbed of a kiss, but still does not feel the despair that Belinda feels after her hair is cut?
(a) Ancient ladies.
(b) Matrons.
(c) Young maidens.
(d) Young girls.

15. Where would Thalestris like to see grass grow more than to see Belinda lose her honor?
(a) Hampton Court.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Hyde-park Circus.
(d) Hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a nymph rejects the power of the queen of the Cave of Spleen, how many others think the same?

2. A branch of what healing plant does Umbriel carry through the Cave of Spleen?

3. To what cave does Umbriel go?

4. Over what ages of women does the queen in the Cave of Spleen rule?

5. What does the queen sometimes do at Hampton?

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