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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 what way does Belinda in the poem resemble Mrs. Fermor?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Common sense.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Beauty.

2. How are the sylphs described as they wait for what might befall Belinda?
(a) Fearful and uneasy.
(b) Strong and vigilant.
(c) Anxious and trembling.
(d) Tense and nervous.

3. What is the name of the book where Pope learned about Rosicrucians?
(a) Artamene, ou le Grand Cyrus.
(b) Semaine amoureuse.
(c) Le Comte de Gabalis.
(d) Clelie, histoire romaine.

4. After death, where do the minds of women slide away?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Earth.
(c) Water.
(d) Air.

5. Where is the habitation of the Sylphs?
(a) Earth.
(b) Water.
(c) Air.
(d) Wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who would adore the cross that Belinda wore?

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

3. Who does everyone look at in Canto II?

4. What do angels wear in Canto I?

5. What color is used to describe Belinda's neck?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is Belinda described in Canto II?

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

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

8. How is the day starting in Canto I?

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

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

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