Throughout the poem, Satan transforms himself into many creatures. Which creature does Satan not turn into ?

Related Mcqs:

1. ’Book 1’ of ’Paradise Lost’ presents Satan with his angels fallen into Hell. When recovered, Satan awakens all his legions and speaks to them. The first he addresses is described as ’one next to himself in power, and next in crime, long after known in Palestine’. What’s the name of this fallen angel?

   A. Mammon
   B. Moloch
   C. Beelzebub
   D. Ashtaroth

2. 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

3. Which angel does Satan trick by disguising himself as a cherub ?

   A. Michael
   B. Uriel
   C. Raphael
   D. Abdiel

4. Professor Hammer argues that in Hart Crane’s poem “Legend,” Crane introduces himself to his readers. The poem opens with the lines: “As silent as a mirror is believed/ Realities plunge in silence by …/I am not ready for repentance;” according to Professor Hammer, Crane’s refusal to repent is an assertion of which of the following ?

   A. His political views
   B. His will to imaginative freedom
   C. His will to sexual freedom
   D. Both B and C

5. H.D.’s poem “Oread” reads: “WHIRL up, sea-/Whirl your pointed pines./Splash your great pines/On our rocks./Hurl your green over us-/Cover us with your pools of fir.” To which of the following categories does this poem belong ?

   A. Objectivist poetry
   B. Futurist poetry
   C. Imagist poetry
   D. Vorticist poetry

6. On the second day of battle in heaven, what does Satan use that surprises God’s forces ?

   A. Catapults
   B. Artillery
   C. Illusions
   D. The Holy Sepulcher

7. When Satan leaps over the fence into Paradise, what does Milton liken him to ?

   A. A snake slithering up a tree
   B. A germ infecting a body
   C. A wolf leaping into a sheep’s pen
   D. A fish leaping out of water

8. Who after the publication of a poem, awoke and found himself famous ?

   A. Shelley
   B. Browning
   C. Wordsworth
   D. Keats

9. How many times does Satan work to tempt Jesus in the Gospels ?

   A. One
   B. Two
   C. Three
   D. Four

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