Multiple Choice
Read the excerpt
from The Rape of the Lock carefully. Identify the letter of the choice that best answers the
question.
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The Rape of the Lock is written in A. | terza
rima. | B. | blank verse. | C. | heroic
couplets. | D. | Spenserian stanzas. | | |
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Lines
13 and 14 illustrate the use of A. | satire. | B. | simile. | C. | parody. | D. | invocation. | | |
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The
reference to "the long labors of the toilet" (line 16) suggests that ladies at court
are A. | kind to their
servants. | B. | overburdened by work. | C. | committed to
charitable works. | D. | preoccupied by their appearance. | | |
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The
"skillful nymph" (line 37) is A. | Ariel. | B. | Belinda. | C. | a trusty band. | D. | the British
Queen. | | |
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At
the end of the passage, the heroine is A. | devout. | B. | enraged. | C. | confident. | D. | despairing. | | |
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Alexander Pope defined the mock epic as "using a vast force to lift a
feather". Which of the following lines from the excerpt least reflects this
definition? A. | Hither the
heroes and the nymphs resort, | B. | In various talk th’ instructive hours they
passed, | C. | And swells her breast with conquests yet to
come. | D. | Behold, four kings in majesty
revered, | | |
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