Early Seventeenth Century: John Milton, Paradise Lost, Books 1 and 2

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One of Milton's early poems was Lycidas, which was:
In memory of a college classmate who had died.
A comic masque set in Shropshire.
A defense of the free press in England.
Concerning Milton's education, he:
Attended St. Paul's School in London and went to Cambridge.
Had no formal education; was entirely self-taught.
In his work Areopagicita, Milton:
Attacks the attempts of government to regulate printing.
Sets forth his theory on the proper education.
Creates a comic masque set in Shropshire.
Argues for the legalization of divorce.
During the Cromwell regime, Milton was:
On the side of the monarchists, those backing Charles I and other Stuarts.
On the side of the Puritans, favoring the Cromwell regime.
On the side of the monarchists, those backing the Cromwell regime.
On the side of the Puritans, favoring Charles I and other Stuarts.
Milton went blind in the year:
1631
1641
1651
1661
1671
With the Restoration, Milton:
Was imprisoned, lost most of property, and was in danger of his life.
Was finally recognized for the great poet and philosopher that he was.
Received a handsome income from Charles II that enabled him to write Paradise Lost.
The years in which Milton wrote Paradise Lost are:
1660-1664
1663-1667
1667-1674
Paradise Lost is considered:
A tragedy
A comedy
A romance
A tragicomedy
An epic
Works like Paradise Lost are expected to start "in medias res," which means they begin:
At the very beginning, and work carefully and chronologically to the end
In the middle of the action, going back as necessary, working chronologically to the end
At the end of the action, and then go back and show how it all happened
In Book 1, Milton states that his chief goal and purpose in writing Paradise Lost is to:
Demonstrate the justice of God's "ways" to man.
Cause man to question the "ways" of God.
Shows the deceptive ways used by Satan.
In the very beginning of Paradise Lost, Milton:
Depicts Satan and his fallen angels comming to in the "place of utter darkness" into which they have been thrown after their defeat.
Portrays Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, before the Fall.
Calls on his "Heavenly Muse" to aid him in his "adventurous song."
In the first lines of Paradise Lost, Milton calls upon something or someone to help him; who is it?
He calls upon God to inspire him to write the great poem.
He calls upon the Holy Spirit to help him write the great poem.
He calls upon the Heavenly Muse to help him write the poem.
The actual first events, the action, of Paradise Lost begins in:
Heaven, in the midst of the great battle between the good and evil angels
Between Heaven and Hell, with the headlong plunge of the evil angels into Hell
In Hell, with Satan and his evil angels coming to after the long fall from Heaven
The footnotes tell us that "Satan" is a Hebrew word for:
Darkness
Evil-Doer
Adversary
Liar
In his opening speech, Satan declares that:
They must never yield or submit to the "tyranny of Heaven," that is, of God.
They must cease their war with Heaven and make a new life in Hell.
They must try to find some crafty way to get back into Heaven and find some new way to overthrow the forces of God.
They must pull their forces together, journey back up to Heaven, wage another war against Heaven.
In that same opening speech, what is the "this empyreal substance" that Satan refers to?
His angelic substance (the fact that he is an angel, however fallen) and cannot be destroyed
His demonic, satanic substance, which is ultimately evil
His grand attitude, his assumption that he is as great as God, and worthy of being supreme ruler of the universe
The Leviathan mentioned in Book 1 is:
The name of one of Satan's fallen angels, with whom he speaks later on in Book 1
The name of the "dreary plain, forlorn and wild," to which Satan and company move from "off the tossing of these fiery waves"
A name that whales are called, in this case, a whale whose size is compared to that of Satan
Who says "Farewell, happy fields,/Where joy forever dwells!" and to what is he referring?
Adam says this in reference to the Garden of Eden.
Satan says this of Heaven.
Milton says this of his youth when he was a student at Cambridge.
Who says "Awake, arise, or be forever fallen!" and to whom?
Satan says this to his fallen angels who still stunned are floating on the fiery waters.
God says this to Satan as the latter lies still stunned floating on the fiery waters.
God says this to Adam and Eve after the Fall.
Once Satan's fallen angels have flown to solid ground, what follows is:
Satan gives a speech to his fallen followers, essentially asking them "What shall we do now?"
They build Satan's grand palace, which is called Pandemonium.
Milton enumerates and describes the chief fallen angels who are there with Satan, giving a bit of their history and reputation.
Moloch, Astoreth, Dagon, Rimmon, Osiris, Isis, Orus, and Belial are the names of:
Biblical cities that Milton mentions as he alludes to various events in the Old Testament
Ancient Greek and Romans gods to whom Milton refers
The fallen angels who are with Satan in Hell
Book 2 opens with the "great consult" in Hell. The question put forth by Satan to the legions of fallen angels is:
Whether they should ask for mercy & return to Heaven or "reign in Hell" (stay in Hell and rule it).
Whether they should declare open war on Heaven or fight Heaven with "covert guile."
Whether they should return to Heaven asking for mercy or declare open war on Heaven.
Which fallen angel calls for open war?
Belial
Moloch
Beelzebub
Mammon
None of the fallen angels
Which fallen angel argues that because they cannot defeat Heaven and because they can no longer be happy there, they should learn to live in Hell and be content there?
Belial
Moloch
Beelzebub
Mammon
None of the fallen angels
Which fallen angel points out that open war on Heaven, submission and return to Heaven, and creation of a separate "nether" empire in Hell.all these options are unacceptable and illogical—and that an "easier enterprise" might be to spoil this "new race called Man"?
Belial
Moloch
Beelzebub
Mammon
None of the fallen angels
Which fallen angel calls for quiet, peaceful submission in hopes that the "supreme Foe in time may much remit/His anger"?
Belial
Moloch
Beelzebub
Mammon
None of the fallen angels
When he reaches the Gates of Hell, whom does Satan meet there, guarding the gates?
The angel Michael
Sin and Death
A troop of good angels
What is the relationship between the characters Satan, Sin, and Death as we see them in Book 2 of Paradise Lost?
Satan is the son of the incestuous relationship between Sin and Death
Sin is the daughter of the incestuous relationship between Satan and Death
Sin is the son of the incestuous relationship between Satan and Death
Death is the son of the incestuous relationship between Sin and Satan
Death is the daughter of the incestuous relationship between Sin and Satan
How was Sin born according to Book 2?
She was born out of Satan's head while he was still in Heaven.
She was born out of Satan's head once he had fallen into Hell.
She was born out of Death's head while he was still in Heaven.
She was born out of Death's head once he had fallen into Hell.
Who holds the key to the Gates of Hell?
Sin
Death
Satan
The angel Michael
Once the Gates of Hell are opened, immediately beyond them lies:
Hell
Heaven
Chaos
God's Creation, Earth
On his way to Earth, Satan gets lost and has to ask the way from:
Chaos
Sin
Death
The angel Michael
Beelzebub
Earth is suspended from Heaven by:
A golden chain
A walkway built by Sin and Death

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