Who did Milton have to write his works down when he became Blind ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which one of Milton’s senses were lost during writing his works ?

   A. Taste
   B. Voice
   C. Hearing
   D. Vision

2. After Milton went blind, he was able to compose poetry by using ______________?

   A. braille
   B. dictation
   C. a code of his own devising
   D. an Abacus

3. In whose memory did John Milton write Methought I saw my late espousèd saint ?

   A. Katherine Woodcock
   B. Oliver Cromwell
   C. Edward II
   D. Mary Powell

4. As well as poetry, Milton published extensively on politics, philosophy and religion. Which of the following was NOT one of his works ?

   A. Of Prelatical Episcopacy
   B. The Likeliest Means to Remove Hirelings from the Church
   C. Of Practical Exorcisme
   D. Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce

5. Where was John Milton born? Where was John Milton born ?

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

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

   A. Free verse
   B. Vers libre
   C. Regular meter
   D. blank verse

7. 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”

8. 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

9. 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

10. John Milton was inspired by the previous works of what authors ?

    A. Homer, Virgil, and Dante
    B. Dante, Spenser, and Pope
    C. Homer, Dryden, and Longfellow
    D. Virgil, Shakespeare, and Jane Austen