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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. Who did Pope intend to divert with the poem?
(a) His friends.
(b) Mrs. Fermor.
(c) Young ladies.
(d) Young men.

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

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

4. How many sylphs are to watch over Belinda's petticoat?
(a) 15.
(b) 25.
(c) 50.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ariel say that the sylphs can give their charges in dreams?

2. Who would adore the cross that Belinda wore?

3. When have the nurse and the priest told Belinda about when elves dance?

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

5. What creatures are mentioned as an example of how Belinda's locks can snare a man?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Aerial call his armies of the air?

3. What do the sylphs look like when they gater around the sails of the boat?

4. What did Pope write about the cantos of the poem?

5. Why is Belinda still sleeping as the sun rises?

6. What did Pope write about hard words and explanation in the introduction to the poem?

7. Why does the Baron build an altar and a fire before the sun rises?

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

9. Where does Ariel sit when he starts the meeting of the sylphs, and how is he described?

10. How is the Baron's prayer answered before his fire?

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