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

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

3. What does Ariel say that his task and the task of his denizens is?
(a) To protect young women.
(b) To look after the beautiful.
(c) To guard virtue.
(d) To keep girls chaste.

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

5. What does the Baron use to light his fire when he burns old tokens from love affairs?
(a) Dry twigs.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Scraps of cloth.
(d) Love letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sylph Zephyretta to look after that belongs to Belinda?

2. What does the Baron do when he admires Belinda's shining hair?

3. In Canto I, how many bright Inhabitants of Air watch over Belinda?

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

5. In Canto I (3), to whom does the author offer his poem?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the boat glide on the river?

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

6. What is machinery?

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

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

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

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

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