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 ?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

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. What important event(s) occur(s) in John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” immediately after Eve first eats of the Tree of Knowledge ?

   A. Nature is immediately wounded by Eve’s transgression.
   B. Satan is immediately wounded by Eve’s transgression.
   C. Raphael is immediately wounded by Eve’s transgression.
   D. Abdiel immediately flees the Council of Rebel Angels.

4. 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

5. What character in “Paradise Lost” is first tempted to eat of the Tree of Knowledge ?

   A. Raphael
   B. Eve
   C. Adam
   D. The Son

6. 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

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

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

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. In the demonic council of Book Two of “Paradise Regained,” who proposes that Satan should tempt Jesus with lust for a beautiful woman the way Solomon was tempted ?

    A. Belial
    B. Beelzebub
    C. Venus
    D. Satan