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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. Where do sylphs guard the purity of maidens?
(a) Strolls and dinners.
(b) Gradens and drawing rooms.
(c) Parties and games.
(d) Balls and masquerades.

2. Who does everyone look at in Canto II?
(a) Belinda.
(b) A pretty brunette.
(c) A spritely young woman.
(d) A handsome red-head.

3. What color is Ariel's wand?
(a) Azure.
(b) Teal.
(c) Lapis.
(d) Cerulean.

4. In Canto I, from what motive did a dire offence occur (1)?
(a) Erotic.
(b) Ardent.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Amorous.

5. To what are Belinda's eyes compared?
(a) A lantern.
(b) The sun.
(c) The moon.
(d) A candle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who will watch over Belinda's dog?

3. Who did Pope intend to divert with the poem?

4. How is Belinda's mind described?

5. When the Baron prays before his fire, how much of his prayer is granted?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What are the Baron's thoughts when he sees Belinda and admires her hair?

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

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

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

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

9. What are some tasks that creatures of the air have?

10. How is the day starting in Canto I?

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