John Milton was 34 when he married Mary Powell. How old was she ?

Related Mcqs:

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

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

2. 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

3. 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

4. William Shakespeare was______________ child of John and Mary?

   A. second
   B. fourth
   C. third
   D. fifth

5. When did John Milton die ?

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

6. When was John Milton born ?

   A. 22 April 1600
   B. 19 August 1604
   C. 6 June 1606
   D. 9 December 1608

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

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

8. 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”

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

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

10. According to John Milton’s view of the structure of the universe, the “Created Universe” is surrounded by what ?

    A. Heaven
    B. Hell
    C. Chaos
    D. Sunshine