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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. Why did Pope revise the poem?
(a) Because he learned the true facts behind the events the poem was based upon.
(b) Because he wanted to fix some flaws.
(c) An imperfect copy was published.
(d) A friend requested that he do so.

2. In Canto I, who do angels visit (33)?
(a) Babes in arms.
(b) Youths.
(c) Young men.
(d) Virgins.

3. How many times does the Baron blow on his fire to get it started?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

4. What color is used to describe Belinda's neck?
(a) Pale.
(b) Sallow.
(c) Ivory.
(d) Pearly.

5. What are some nymphs too conscious of?
(a) Their morals.
(b) Their comportment.
(c) Their rules.
(d) Their appearance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who would adore the cross that Belinda wore?

2. What color are Ariel's wings?

3. What do the sylph have to prevent being blown off their charges by rough winds?

4. Who does a Belle reject in Canto I (10)?

5. What does the author sing about in Canto I (1)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the day starting in Canto I?

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

3. What altar does the Baron build before dawn?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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