English Literature Mcqs — Test 96
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Question 1
In Book Six of “Paradise Lost,” Satan invents something that he thinks will help win his war against God. What is it ?
Question 2
The elegy began as an ancient metrical form ?
Question 3
How many times does Satan work to tempt Jesus in the Gospels ?
Question 4
The first sonnet form invented was the____________?
Question 5
In “Samson Agonistes,” Samson predicts “This day will be remarkable in my life / By some great act, or of my days the last”. This is interesting because___________?
Question 6
In the Biblical book of “Judges,”?
Question 7
“Samson Agonistes” differs from its source material, the Biblical book of “Judges,” in what way(s) ?
Question 8
In his introduction, Milton described the genre of “Samson Agonistes” as_____________?
Question 9
John Milton’s “Paradise Regained” is a story largely about what topic ?
Question 10
The pastoral elegy often begins with which of the following poetic conventions ?