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?
Clarissa

Belinda

Thalestris

Ariel
3 Robert, Lord Petre was the historical inspiration for which character?
Sir Fopling

Sir Plume

The Baron

Dapperwit
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

Joseph Addison

Henry St. John, Lord Bolingbroke

Jonathan Swift
5 From which Shakespeare play does Pope take the name "Ariel?"
A Midsummer Night's Dream

Twelfth Night

The Tempest

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

Belinda

Umbriel

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

Umbriel

Ariel

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

Sylphs

Nymphs

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

Salamanders

Nymphs

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

Gnomes

Sylphs

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

Nymphs

Salamanders

Sylphs
12 With what are the four types of sprites associated?
The four phases of life

The four elements

The four nations govered by the British crown?

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

Virgins

All Women

Young Wives
14 To what does the term "billet-doux" refer?
A sweet pastry

Belinda's dog

A love letter

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

A battle

A journey to the underworld

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

"Trivial things"

"Mighty rage"

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

Menelaus

Achilles

Hector
18 The "goddess" for whom Belinda performs her sacred rites is actually whom or what?
Belinda's accessories and cosmetics

Belinda's reflection in the mirror

The Goddess of Spleen

Belinda's maid
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

Hampton Court Palace

Buckingham Palace

Hever Castle
21 How does she get there?
By boat on the Thames River

She lives there already

By the magic of the Sylphs

By coach
22 Why does the Baron get up early?
To arrive at the party first

To steal Belinda's hair

To get ready for the party

To build an altar to Love
23 What kind of necklace does Belinda wear?
Precious jewels

A cross

A pendant with the letter "B"

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

To be objects of worship

To attract men

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

Belinda's petticoat

Belinda's earrings

Belinda' hair

The Rape of the Lock demonstrates Pope’s anxieties concerning the state of religious piety during the early eighteenth century. Pope was Catholic, and in the poem he indicates his concern that society has embraced objects of worship (beauty, for...

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