A. Virgil, Shakespeare, and Spenser
B. Homer, Virgil, and Spenser
C. Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Spenser
D. Gilgamesh, Petrarch, and Dryden
Related Mcqs:
- Unlike the gods and goddesses of classical epics, John Milton’s God in “Paradise Lost” is and____________?
A. visible, inaccessible
B. inaccessible, omnipresent
C. nonexistent, invisible
D. invisible, omnipresent - John Milton deliberately distanced himself from the poets, a group of poets known for their light, elegant style and frivolous content ?
A. Romantic
B. Victorian
C. Cavalier
D. Enlightenment - The Pre-Raphaelite poets were mostly indebted to the poets of the ?
A. Puritan movement
B. Romantic revival
C. Neo-classical age
D. Metaphysical school - A number of the British Romantic poets argue what character to be the protagonist (or “hero”) of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ?
A. Eve
B. Adam
C. God
D. Satan - How many poets were included in Jhonson’s ‘The Lives of Most Eminent English Poets’ ?
A. 48
B. 50
C. 52
D. 54 - Which of the following poets does Milton emulate ?
A. Virgil
B. Homer
C. Both Virgil and Homer
D. Neither Virgil or Homer - 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” - World War I affected the writing of many authors. Which of the following poets would not have been touched by that event ?
A. T.S. Eliot
B. Siegfried Sassoon
C. Wilfred Owen
D. Oscar Wilde - According to many British Romantic poets, who is the protagonist of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ?
A. Satan
B. Adam
C. Eve
D. Christ - For inspiration in writing the poem, Milton says he depends on________________?
A. Wine
B. The Holy Spirit
C. His favorite pen
D. The Son
