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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What might hide Belinda's faults if she had any?
(a) Peaceful spirit and gentle ways.
(b) Kindness and generosity.
(c) Graceful ease and sweetness without pride.
(d) Diplomacy and tact.

2. What does Ariel say that the sylphs can give their charges in dreams?
(a) Innovation.
(b) Motivation.
(c) Invention.
(d) Impetus.

3. What does Belinda dream of in Canto I?
(a) A glittering youth.
(b) An amorous suitor.
(c) A lover.
(d) A handsome beau.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do people respond when Belinda rejects them?

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

3. Who will watch over Belinda's dog?

4. In Canto I, who do virgins find it difficult withstand when they speak?

5. To what are Belinda's eyes compared?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Belinda dream about in Canto I?

2. How is Belinda described in Canto II?

3. What are the tasks of the sylphs?

4. What is sung about at the begining of Canto I?

5. What does Belinda use as she prepares for the day?

6. How does the boat glide on the river?

7. What questions does the narrator ask a goddess in Canto I?

8. How is Belinda compared to the sun when she gets on a boat with her friends?

9. What did Pope write about the Rosicrucian doctrine of Spirits?

10. How is the honor of chaste young women guarded?

(see the answer keys)

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