In which style did John Milton write the poem Paradise Lost ?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. 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

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. 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

6. Complete the following statement. John Milton explains in the first 26 lines of “Paradise Lost” that that goal of his epic poem will be ?

   A. to justify the ways of God to humankind.
   B. to justify the ways of humankind to God.
   C. to justify the ways of Heaven to Hell.
   D. to justify the ways of Hell to Heaven.

7. John Milton’s “Paradise Regained” is written in a(n) style ?

   A. plain
   B. luminescent
   C. Latinate
   D. Sophistic

8. 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 ?

   A. A toad
   B. A serpent
   C. A lion
   D. A tiger

9. As originally envisioned by John Milton, “Paradise Lost” would consist of how many books ?

   A. Nine
   B. Ten
   C. Eleven
   D. Twelve

10. Which of the following events occur(s) in the first book of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ?

    A. Satan lays dazed on the burning lake.
    B. Satan assembles his fallen legions.
    C. Adam and Eve fall from the state of Paradise.
    D. A and B