As originally envisioned by John Milton, “Paradise Lost” would consist of how many books ?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. In the early books of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” Satan conspires with which of the following characters ?

   A. Baal
   B. Beelzebub
   C. Michel
   D. A and B

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. What event occurs in the final lines of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ?

   A. Adam and Eve hold hands and walk across an arid plain.
   B. Adam and Eve promise to be fruitful and multiply.
   C. Adam and Eve curse their God.
   D. Adam and Eve curse Satan.

8. In John Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” Satan assumes the character and form of what creature in order to tempt Eve to eat at the Tree of Knowledge ?

   A. A toad
   B. A serpent
   C. A lion
   D. A tiger

9. John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” is best described by which of the following genres ?

   A. Pastoral elegy
   B. Prose polemic
   C. Blank verse tragedy
   D. Epic

10. Unlike the gods and goddesses of classical epics, John Milton’s God in “Paradise Lost” is and____________?

    A. visible, inaccessible
    B. inaccessible, omnipresent
    C. nonexistent, invisible
    D. invisible, omnipresent