The Rape of the Lock (Pope) Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Rape of the Lock (Pope) Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do angels wear in Canto I?
(a) Silver crowns and wreaths of laurel.
(b) Golden crowns and wreaths of heavenly flowers.
(c) Golden chaplets entwined with vines.
(d) Jewelled crowns.

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

3. What does the author sing about in Canto I (1)?
(a) The contests that rise from trivial things.
(b) Slights and disagreements.
(c) Rivalries.
(d) Trivialities and petty quarrels.

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

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

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

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

8. How many gloves did the Baron burn?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

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

11. To whom is The Rape of the Lock dedicated?
(a) Mrs. Berenice Boyton.
(b) Mrs. Hyacinth Lamorran.
(c) Mrs. Charlotte Gunwalloe.
(d) Mrs. Arabella Fermor.

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

13. What shape are the locks of hair that Belinda lets fall down the back of her neck?
(a) Braids.
(b) Plaits.
(c) Ringlets.
(d) Waves.

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

15. What does Belinda dream of in Canto I?
(a) A lover.
(b) An amorous suitor.
(c) A glittering youth.
(d) A handsome beau.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do sylphs guard the purity of maidens?

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

3. How many times does the Baron blow on his fire to get it started?

4. How many sylphs are to watch over Belinda's petticoat?

5. In Canto I (3), to whom does the author offer his poem?

(see the answer keys)

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