In Book Three of “Paradise Lost,” God the Father alludes to what theological principle in the following quotation: “I made him [Adam] just and right, / Sufficient to have stood though free to fall.”

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. 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

3. 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

4. In Book Six of “Paradise Lost,” Adam is told of what major event ?

   A. The fall of the Son
   B. The fall of the Rebel Angels
   C. The fall of God
   D. The death of Michael

5. In Book Six of “Paradise Lost,” Satan invents something that he thinks will help win his war against God. What is it ?

   A. Gunpowder
   B. Adamantine armor
   C. The Chariot of Paternal Deity
   D. The Thunderbolt

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. When God sees that Adam and Eve have disobeyed him, who does he send to “judge” them and the snake ?

    A. The Son
    B. The Holy Ghost
    C. Michael
    D. Raphael