In 1634 Milton wrote a masque. What’s the name of that masque ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Edward King, a minor poet and a contemporary of Milton’s at Cambridge, was drowned at sea in 1637. Milton wrote an elegy for him. What was the title of this poem ?

   A. lycidas
   B. Paradise Lost
   C. II penseroso
   D. none of the above

2. The English masque has its origins in the traditions of what European country ?

   A. France
   B. Germany
   C. Spain
   D. Italy

3. Which of the following best characterizes an Elizabethan masque ?

   A. A horror play, featuring supernatural forces
   B. A sophisticated comedy with a surprising ending
   C. A drama, featuring players representing mythic or allegorical figures
   D. A performance of a classical play in contemporary language

4. Where was John Milton born? Where was John Milton born ?

   A. London
   B. Bristol
   C. Wales
   D. Yorkshire

5. In , a good example of Milton’s sharp rhetorical prose, Milton denounces restrictive censorship, arguing for freedom of the press ?

   A. “Paradise Lost”
   B. “Samson Agonistes”
   C. “Areopagitica”
   D. “Paradise Regained”

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 author wrote “Life of Milton” ?

   A. Samuel Johnson
   B. Edmund Spencer
   C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
   D. T. S. Eliot

8. Denied the right to apply for divorce and facing intense humiliation, John Milton wrote what work ?

   A. “Christian Doctrines”
   B. “On Regicide”
   C. “The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce”
   D. “Paradise Lost”

9. To justify which purpose that Milton wrote Paradise Lost ?

   A. To justify the fall of Lucifer
   B. To justify the loss of paradise
   C. To justify the fall of man
   D. To justify the ways of God to men

10. This famous neoclassical poet wrote on profound themes such as death, but he also had a lighter side. He once wrote an ode to a cat drowned in a tub of gold fishes ?

    A. Alexander Pope
    B. William Collins
    C. Thomas Gray
    D. Ben Jonson