MCQs: John Milton deliberately distanced himself from the poets, a group of poets known for their light, elegant style and frivolous content ?

Answer & Explanation

MCQs 1: In “Samson Agonistes,” the character who tells others of Samson’s death is_____________?

MCQs 2: In 1660, after the Restoration, Milton suffered which of the following punishments ?

MCQs 3: In “Paradise Lost,” Milton calls his Muse by which of the following names ?

MCQs 4: Which of the following statements is/are TRUE concerning John Milton’s ideal republic ?

MCQs 5: When John Milton studied at Christ’s College, Cambridge, his college was a stronghold of what religious faith ?

MCQs 6: What character in “Paradise Lost” is first tempted to eat of the Tree of Knowledge ?

MCQs 7: Harapha claims he wishes he could have fought Samson when he had his eyesight because_____________?

MCQs 8: In the demonic council of Book Two of “Paradise Regained,” who proposes that Satan should tempt Jesus with lust for a beautiful woman the way Solomon was tempted ?

MCQs 9: The English masque has its origins in the traditions of what European country ?

MCQs 10: Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE concerning Book Two of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ?