According to many British Romantic poets, who is the protagonist of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ?

Related Mcqs:

1. A number of the British Romantic poets argue what character to be the protagonist (or “hero”) of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ?

   A. Eve
   B. Adam
   C. God
   D. Satan

2. What British Romantic artist famously depicted John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” in a series of etchings and prints ?

   A. William Wordsworth
   B. Percy Bysshe Shelley
   C. William Blake
   D. John Keats

3. In ’Paradise Lost’, which angel is ordered by God to drive Adam and Eve out of Paradise? Before he does so, he shows Adam a number of visions about the future of the human race, beginning with Cain murdering Abel and ending with the redemption of mankind through Christ. Who is this angel that has a large role in the finishing chapters of ’Paradise Lost’ ?

   A. Michael
   B. Abdiel
   C. Rafael
   D. Gabriel

4. John Milton’s “Paradise Regained” is most similar in linguistic style to what books from “Paradise Lost” ?

   A. Three and Four
   B. Five and Six
   C. Eight and Nine
   D. Eleven and Twelve

5. What character leads Adam and Eve from the Gates of Paradise in the final book of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ?

   A. Michelangelo
   B. Raphael
   C. Uriel
   D. Michael

6. Even in John Milton’s lifetime, “Paradise Regained” was considered in literary quality as largely to “Paradise Lost.” ?

   A. superior
   B. inferior
   C. equal
   D. irrelevant in comparison

7. A critic examining John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” focuses on the physical description of the Garden of Eden, on the symbols of hands, seed, and flower, and on the characters of Adam, Eve, Satan, and God. He pays special attention to the epic similes and metaphors and the point of view from which the tale is being told. He looks for meaning in the text itself, and does not refer to any biography of Milton. He is most likely a critic ?

   A. Reader Response
   B. Feminist
   C. Mimetic
   D. Formalist

8. According to John Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” what is Satan’s tragic flaw ?

   A. Lust
   B. Pride
   C. Jealousy
   D. Love

9. John Milton deliberately distanced himself from the poets, a group of poets known for their light, elegant style and frivolous content ?

   A. Romantic
   B. Victorian
   C. Cavalier
   D. Enlightenment

10. John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” focuses attention on the relationship between which opposing entities ?

    A. Heaven vs. hell
    B. God vs. Satan
    C. Good vs. evil
    D. All of the above