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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. In Canto I (3), to whom does the author offer his poem?
(a) Caryl.
(b) Endellion.
(c) Braddock.
(d) Altarnun.

2. How many locks of hair does Belinda allow to fall down the back of her neck?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

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

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

5. How many garters did the Baron burn?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the wings of the sylph and his denizens described?

2. What do the spirits of troublesome women become?

3. Where do sylphs guard the purity of maidens?

4. How are the sylphs described as they wait for what might befall Belinda?

5. On what river can the sun be seen in Canto II?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Belinda dream about in Canto I?

7. What altar does the Baron build before dawn?

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

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

10. How does the boat glide on the river?

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