In which city was Milton ?

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

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

3. 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”

4. 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

5. John Milton was born in 1608 in what city ?

   A. Bath
   B. Paris
   C. London
   D. Nottingham

6. When did John Milton die ?

   A. 4 February 1702
   B. 2 June 1700
   C. 17 April 1688
   D. 8 November 1674

7. Milton continued his studies at Cambridge. Which college of the university did he attend ?

   A. Pembroke College
   B. Trinity College
   C. Christ’s College
   D. St. Xavier’s College

8. Which of these words or usages did Milton NOT coin ?

   A. Space used to mean “outer space”
   B. Unaccountable
   C. Pandemonium
   D. Blatant

9. Which school did Milton attend ?

   A. St Paul’s
   B. Christ’s Hospital
   C. Merchant Taylors’
   D. Westminster

10. Which of the following works was NOT written by John Milton ?

    A. ’L’Allegro’
    B. ’Lycidas’
    C. ’Il Penseroso’
    D. ’Absolom and Achitophel’