What poets before Milton were famous for writing epics ?

A. Virgil, shakespeare, and spenser
B. Homer, virgil, and spenser
C. Chaucer, shakespeare, and spenser
D. Gilgamesh, petrarch, and dryden

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE concerning Book Two of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ?

A. A debate is held in hell by satan and his compatriots concerning whether to attempt to recover heaven.
B. Satan embarks on his passage across the great gulf of chaos.
C. The narrator invokes his muse by the name of “holy light.”
D. The demons begin exploring hell, engaging in philosophical debates, and entering

Early in Book Two of “Paradise Regained,” who yearns to see the missing Jesus (who has wandered into the desert) ?

A. First mary, then joseph
B. First andrew and simon (peter), then mary
C. First mary, then james and john
D. First peter, then paul and mary

Which of the following monarchs was “restored” to the British throne during the Restoration ?

A. Charles i
B. Charles ii
C. Henry viii
D. Charles iii

Which of the following themes IS NOT important to John Milton’s “Paradise Regained” ?

A. Sexual desire
B. Seeking god’s will and guidance
C. What it means to be the “son of god”
D. Temptation

The character named Comus is often seen by critics as a prototype of what character Milton later portrayed ?

A. Jesus
B. Samson
C. Satan
D. Adam

John Milton’s “Paradise Regained” is written in a(n) style ?

A. Plain
B. Luminescent
C. Latinate
D. Sophistic

In “Samson Agonistes,” Harapha exits because of what reason ?

A. Samson will not fight him.
B. He does not want to fight samson.
C. He must hurry to catch up with dalila.
D. He has been called back to his hometown of gath.

John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” is best described by which of the following genres ?

A. Pastoral elegy
B. Prose polemic
C. Blank verse tragedy
D. Epic

In Book Six of “Paradise Lost,” Adam is told of what major event ?

A. The fall of the son
B. The fall of the rebel angels
C. The fall of god
D. The death of michael