Pope’s Poems and Prose Quizzes

Pope's Poems and Prose Quiz 1

1 The Rape of the Lock is a parody of which epic poem?
Paradise Lost

The Aeneid

The Iliad

The Odyssey
2 Arabella Fermor was the historical inspiration for which character?
Thalestris

Belinda

Ariel

Clarissa
3 Robert, Lord Petre was the historical inspiration for which character?
Dapperwit

Sir Fopling

Sir Plume

The Baron
4 Who asked Pope to write a comic poem about the historical incident between Arabella Fermor and Lord Petre in order to reconcile their families?
Jonathan Swift

John Caryll

Joseph Addison

Henry St. John, Lord Bolingbroke
5 From which Shakespeare play does Pope take the name "Ariel?"
Twelfth Night

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Tempest

Macbeth
6 Which character is named for an Amazonian Queen in Greek mythology?
Umbriel

Clarissa

Thalestris

Belinda
7 In Canto I, which character warns Belinda in a dream that some dire disaster will befall her that day?
Umbriel

Clarissa

Ariel

Thalestris
8 According to Pope's depiction of the supernatural sprites, what do termagants (scolds) become?
Salamanders

Sylphs

Gnomes

Nymphs
9 According to Pope's depiction of the supernatural sprites, what do indecisive women become?
Nymphs

Salamanders

Gnomes

Sylphs
10 According to Pope's depiction of the supernatural sprites, what do prudes become?
Gnomes

Sylphs

Nymphs

Salamanders
11 According to Pope's depiction of the supernatural sprites, what do coquettes become?
Sylphs

Gnomes

Nymphs

Salamanders
12 With what are the four types of sprites associated?
The four nations govered by the British crown?

The four elements

The four phases of life

The four points on a compass
13 During Belinda's dream, Ariel explains that the Sylphs are charged with protecting which type of woman?
Young Wives

Old Women

Virgins

All Women
14 To what does the term "billet-doux" refer?
A love letter

Belinda's dog

A sweet pastry

Cosmetics
15 How does Pope figure Belinda's toilette?
A sacred rite

A prayer to Love

A journey to the underworld

A battle
16 From what do Pope's "mighty contests" arise (I.2)?
"Tasks so bold"

"Amorous causes"

"Mighty rage"

"Trivial things"
17 Pope's reference to "mighty rage" is an allusion to the fury of which epic hero in Homer's The Iliad?
Agamemnon

Hector

Achilles

Menelaus
18 The "goddess" for whom Belinda performs her sacred rites is actually whom or what?
Belinda's maid

Belinda's accessories and cosmetics

Belinda's reflection in the mirror

The Goddess of Spleen
19 How does Belinda's toilette function within the poem?
It establishes the poem's mock-heroic motifs.

It protects her from any harm during the day.

It does not serve a larger purpose within the poem.

It explains Belinda's beauty.
20 To where does Belinda travel in Canto II?
Windsor Castle

Buckingham Palace

Hever Castle

Hampton Court Palace
21 How does she get there?
She lives there already

By boat on the Thames River

By coach

By the magic of the Sylphs
22 Why does the Baron get up early?
To steal Belinda's hair

To get ready for the party

To arrive at the party first

To build an altar to Love
23 What kind of necklace does Belinda wear?
A cross

A pendant with the letter "B"

Pearls

Precious jewels
24 What does Pope specify is the primary function of Belinda's ringlets?
To occasion poetry

To attract men

To be objects of worship

To be beautiful
25 To where does Ariel deploy most of his army of Sylphs?
Belinda's petticoat

Belinda' hair

Belinda's earrings

Belinda's lapdog

Attempt a short critical essay on Pope use of the sylph machinary in the rape of the lock

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Write a note on Popes use of supernatural machinery with reference to the rape of the lock in detail

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The Rape of the Lock

In Canto I, a dream is sent to Belinda by Ariel, “her guardian Sylph” (20). The Sylphs are Belinda’s guardians because they understand her vanity and pride, having been coquettes when they were humans. They are devoted to any woman who “rejects...

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