Who does Milton name as his heavenly muse ?

Related Mcqs:

1. How many times does Milton invoke a muse ?

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

2. In “Paradise Lost,” Milton calls his Muse by which of the following names ?

   A. Uriel
   B. Urania
   C. Calypso
   D. Calliope

3. 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

4. His son Rip, an urchin begotten in his own likeness, promised to inherit the habits, with thåe old clothes of his father. He was generally seen trooping like a colt at his mother’s heels, equipped in a pair of his father’s cast-off galligaskins, which he had much ado to hold up with one hand, as a fine lady does her train in bad weather. What are “galligaskins” ?

   A. Long, wide petticoats
   B. A trench-coat
   C. Loose, wide breeches
   D. Underpants

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

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

6. 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”

7. 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

8. 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

9. Which of the following poets does Milton emulate ?

   A. Virgil
   B. Homer
   C. Both Virgil and Homer
   D. Neither Virgil or Homer

10. One purpose of LITERARY CRITICISM is described below: A formalist approach might enable us to choose between a reading which sees the dissolution of society in Lord of the Flies as being caused by too strict a suppression of the “bestial” side of man and one which sees it as resulting from too little suppression. We can look to the text and ask: What textual evidence is there for the suppression or indulgence of the “bestial” side of man? Does Ralph suppress Jack when he tries to indulge his bestial side in hunting? Does it appear from the text that an imposition of stricter law and order would have prevented the breakdown? Did it work in the “grownup” world of the novel? What purpose does this prescribe to ?

    A. To help resolve a question, problem, or difficulty in the reading.
    B. To help decide which is the better of two conflicting readings.
    C. To enable to form judgments about literature.
    D. All of the above answers are correct.