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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Canto II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who receives credit for the work the sylphs do to make Belinda beautiful in Canto I?
(a) Matilda.
(b) Betty.
(c) Letty.
(d) Becky.

2. In Canto I, at what time do sleepless lovers wake (16)?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

3. What do the spirits of troublesome women become?
(a) Newts.
(b) Caecilians.
(c) Caudates.
(d) Salamanders.

4. How are the people described who are present when Belinda appears in Canto II?
(a) Lovely young women and handsome young men.
(b) Young ladies and young men.
(c) Fair nymphs and well-dressed youth.
(d) Sylphs and gnomes.

5. What does the Baron do when he admires Belinda's shining hair?
(a) Wants to caress a lock.
(b) Wants to kiss a lock.
(c) Plots how to take it.
(d) Wants to touch it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ariel say that the sylphs can give their charges in dreams?

2. What are some nymphs too conscious of?

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

4. What pets rouse in Canto I (15)?

5. As Belinda and the others ride in the boat on the river, what weighs down the sylph's heart?

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