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1 trivia quiz  The Rape of the Lock Canto 1 icon
A quiz based on the first canto of the scintillatingly satirical mock-epic which epitomizes the talent of Alexander Pope, an author of the English Restoration. Choose the right word to fill in for each quote, all multiple choice.
Average 10Q
102 plays
Jan 31 07
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2 trivia quiz  "Rape of the Lock" by A. Pope icon
How well do you know Alexander Pope's "Rape of the Lock"?
Tough 10Q
213 plays
Feb 13 03
oborro
3 trivia quiz  Pope's Poetry coolicon
This general knowledge quiz does not require you to be a Pope scholar! It covers his poetry and a few facts about his life, as well as several of his most famous sayings.
Tough 15Q
384 plays
Aug 22 03
skylarb

Some sample questions from this category:

* In the poem, who was "shock"?
* What do women of "soft yielding minds" become after death?
* Who adores the "sparkling cross" Belinda has on her neck?
* The predominant literary device in the line "Or Stain her honor, or her new brocade" (canto 2- line 107) is:
* What card game do the Baron and Belinda play?
* What is NOT an item or ability brought back by the Gnome to fight the Baron?
* According to Pope, which weighed more?
* What does Belinda's hair become in the end?
* This satirical poem was inspired by an incident between Lord Petre and Miss Arabella Fermor.
* From which of the following did Pope not suffer?
* "A little ____ is a dangerous thing." What word is missing from this famous Popeian phrase?
* "Just as the ___ is bent, the tree's inclined." What's missing?
* In what profound undertaking did Pope attempt to "vindicate the ways of God to man"?
* What member of the Scriblerus Club did Pope help to publish "Gulliver's Travels"?
* Where does hope spring eternal, according to Pope?
* Alexander Pope's edition of Shakespeare was roundly attacked. He responded with what burlesque ridiculing critics and writers?
* What poem was inspired by a man who secretly eloped with his pregnant pupil, only to be castrated at the command of her uncle?

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