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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 times does the bell ring in Canto I (17)?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

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

3. What color are Ariel's wings?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Purple.

4. In Canto I, through what color curtains does the sun shine (13)?
(a) White.
(b) Navy.
(c) Burgundy.
(d) Rose.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Canto I, how many spirits fly round (41)?

2. What foundation did Pope use for the poem that related to spirits?

3. To whom are secret truths revealed that are hidden from the educated?

4. What shape are the locks of hair that Belinda lets fall down the back of her neck?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the boat glide on the river?

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

4. How is the day starting in Canto I?

5. What is machinery?

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

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

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

9. How is Belinda described in Canto II?

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

(see the answer keys)

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