How many narrative arcs does Paradise Lost have ?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. 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

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. According to Dr. Frances Pritchett’s version of Shamsur Rahman Faruqi’s “The Historical Novel and the Historical Narrative”, what is the difference between a historical narrative and a historical novel ?

   A. A historical narrative and a historical novel are the same thing.
   B. A historical narrative tells only part of the story surrounding a historical event; a historical novel tells the whole story.
   C. A historical novel focuses on providing the reader with only the central truth of a historical event, while a historical narrative attempts to tell the entire truth of a historical event.
   D. Faruqi actually argues that historical novels do not exist.

6. Although Charles Johnson’s Oxherding Tales is based on his Buddhist beliefs, he meant the novel to be a reworking of an American genre, the slave narrative. In what way is the novel, despite its philosophical underpinnings, an exemplar of the slave narrative ?

   A. Its character’s movement from slavery to freedom.
   B. Its emphasis on Christian ideals.
   C. The novel’s sensationalist scenes of violence.
   D. Its didactic (teaching) tone of voice.

7. Which characteristic of the slave narrative did Frederick Douglass include in the first chapter of his Narrative ?

   A. Narration of a deserved punishment.
   B. Depictions of a beautiful rural environment.
   C. Descriptions of the kinds of food and clothing slaves were given.
   D. The author’s father is often a white man.

8. ‘Paradise Lost’ and ‘Paradise Regained’ are written by________________?

   A. P.B. Shelley
   B. John Keats
   C. John Milton
   D. William Blake

9. “Paradise lost” was lost by ?

   A. Eve
   B. Adam
   C. Both a and b
   D. Satan

10. According to Paradise Lost, which of the following does God not create ?

    A. The Son
    B. Adam and Eve
    C. Computers
    D. He creates everything