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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do people respond when Belinda rejects them?
(a) Get angry.
(b) Take no offence.
(c) Are deeply offended.
(d) Get frustrated.

2. What do not die with a woman?
(a) Her dreams.
(b) Her vanities.
(c) Her memories.
(d) Her loves.

3. In Canto I, from what motive did a dire offence occur (1)?
(a) Erotic.
(b) Amorous.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Ardent.

4. In Canto I, how many spirits fly round (41)?
(a) Unnumbered.
(b) 1,000s.
(c) 20-30.
(d) 100s.

5. What did Pope want his audience to laugh at?
(a) Their dramas.
(b) Their friends.
(c) Their follies.
(d) Their lives.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many times does the bell ring in Canto I (17)?

3. What does Belinda dream of in Canto I?

4. In Canto I, who do virgins find it difficult withstand when they speak?

5. What does the Baron do when he admires Belinda's shining hair?

(see the answer key)

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