Pope’s Poems and Prose Quizzes

Pope's Poems and Prose Quiz 1

By Jennifer Rabedeau · Edited by Elizabeth Weinbloom · Last reviewed December 29, 2010

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

The Iliad

The Aeneid

The Odyssey

Paradise Lost
2 Arabella Fermor was the historical inspiration for which character?

Clarissa

Ariel

Thalestris

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

Sir Plume

The Baron

Dapperwit

Sir Fopling
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?

John Caryll

Henry St. John, Lord Bolingbroke

Joseph Addison

Jonathan Swift
5 From which Shakespeare play does Pope take the name "Ariel?"

The Tempest

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Twelfth Night

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?

Thalestris

Clarissa

Umbriel

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

Gnomes

Nymphs

Sylphs

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

Nymphs

Gnomes

Salamanders

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

Nymphs

Sylphs

Gnomes

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

Sylphs

Salamanders

Gnomes

Nymphs
12 With what are the four types of sprites associated?

The four phases of life

The four elements

The four points on a compass

The four nations govered by the British crown?
13 During Belinda's dream, Ariel explains that the Sylphs are charged with protecting which type of woman?

Old Women

Young Wives

Virgins

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

Belinda's dog

A sweet pastry

A love letter

Cosmetics
15 How does Pope figure Belinda's toilette?

A battle

A sacred rite

A journey to the underworld

A prayer to Love
16 From what do Pope's "mighty contests" arise (I.2)?

"Amorous causes"

"Tasks so bold"

"Trivial things"

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

Achilles

Menelaus

Hector

Agamemnon
18 The "goddess" for whom Belinda performs her sacred rites is actually whom or what?

Belinda's accessories and cosmetics

Belinda's maid

The Goddess of Spleen

Belinda's reflection in the mirror
19 How does Belinda's toilette function within the poem?

It explains Belinda's beauty.

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.
20 To where does Belinda travel in Canto II?

Windsor Castle

Buckingham Palace

Hampton Court Palace

Hever Castle
21 How does she get there?

By coach

By boat on the Thames River

She lives there already

By the magic of the Sylphs
22 Why does the Baron get up early?

To steal Belinda's hair

To build an altar to Love

To get ready for the party

To arrive at the party first
23 What kind of necklace does Belinda wear?

Precious jewels

A cross

Pearls

A pendant with the letter "B"
24 What does Pope specify is the primary function of Belinda's ringlets?

To be beautiful

To occasion poetry

To attract men

To be objects of worship
25 To where does Ariel deploy most of his army of Sylphs?

Belinda' hair

Belinda's earrings

Belinda's lapdog

Belinda's petticoat

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