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

Related Mcqs:

1. When John Milton studied at Christ’s College, Cambridge, his college was a stronghold of what religious faith ?

   A. Anglicism
   B. Puritanism
   C. Buddhism
   D. A and C

2. 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

3. Which college did John Milton attend ?

   A. Queens college
   B. Trinity college
   C. Christ’s college
   D. Warwick college

4. The ode on which topic that Coleridge wrote while attending Jesus College, Cambridge won him the Browne Gold Medal ?

   A. On the slave trade
   B. On romantic philosophy
   C. On the creativity of human mind
   D. On supernatural elements in poetry

5. Which school did Milton attend ?

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

6. Which college did William Wordsworth attend ?

   A. St. John’s College
   B. Trinity College
   C. Christ College
   D. King’s College

7. Why didn’t Alexander Pope attend an English university ?

   A. He lived in Italy until the age of 27
   B. Asthma, headaches, and spinal deformity made him an invalid
   C. He was a Catholic, and therefore forbidden from attending
   D. He just wasn’t bright enough

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

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

9. 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”

10. 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