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

MCQs 1: When John Milton studied at Christ’s College, Cambridge, his college was a stronghold of what religious faith ?

MCQs 2: What character in “Paradise Lost” is first tempted to eat of the Tree of Knowledge ?

MCQs 3: Harapha claims he wishes he could have fought Samson when he had his eyesight because_____________?

MCQs 4: 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 5: The English masque has its origins in the traditions of what European country ?

MCQs 6: Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE concerning Book Two of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ?

MCQs 7: What poets before Milton were famous for writing epics ?

MCQs 8: Early in Book Two of “Paradise Regained,” who yearns to see the missing Jesus (who has wandered into the desert) ?

MCQs 9: Which of the following monarchs was “restored” to the British throne during the Restoration ?

MCQs 10: The character named Comus is often seen by critics as a prototype of what character Milton later portrayed ?