Pope's Poems and Prose Quizzes

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

• Paradise Lost
• The Odyssey
• The Iliad
• The Aeneid

2. Arabella Fermor was the historical inspiration for which character?

• Belinda
• Thalestris
• Ariel
• Clarissa

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

• Dapperwit
• Sir Fopling
• The Baron
• Sir Plume

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
• Jonathan Swift
• Henry St. John, Lord Bolingbroke

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

• A Midsummer Night's Dream
• Twelfth Night
• Macbeth
• The Tempest

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

• Belinda
• Umbriel
• Thalestris
• Clarissa

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

• Umbriel
• Thalestris
• Ariel
• Clarissa

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?

• Gnomes
• Nymphs
• Sylphs
• Salamanders

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

• Gnomes
• Nymphs
• Sylphs
• Salamanders