This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > Paradise Lost > Paradise Lost – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Paradise Lost Quiz 7 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these is a remedy for bad grades? A) Asking for help. B) All of these. C) Studying. D) Working after school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All of these. 2. Exceeding or surpassing usual limits A) Transcendent. B) Transgress. C) Perdition. D) Vain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transcendent. 3. Characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy A) Confounded. B) Aspiring. C) Ethereal. D) Guile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethereal. 4. In lines 80-85, the diction used to describe Satan's forces ("fierie Region, stretcht ..... hasting on") most directly suggests: A) An unstoppable natural disaster. B) A disciplined and orderly military force. C) A chaotic and disorganized mob. D) An awe-inspiring and formidable enemy. E) A retreat in the face of superior power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An awe-inspiring and formidable enemy. 5. True or False:John Milton expressed controversial opinions on religion and politics in his non-fiction writings. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. What is the Main Idea of Paradise Lost? A) The fire was so bad that the firefighters gave up fighting the fire and began rescuing people. B) There were two fires in California one in northern California, one in southern California. C) The wildfire in Paradise California killed 23 people and destroyed homes, restaurants, and businesses. D) While trying to evacuate the fire people got stuck in a traffic jam and had to evacuate their vehicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The wildfire in Paradise California killed 23 people and destroyed homes, restaurants, and businesses. 7. When Milton went blind, he would dictate 'Paradise Lost' to his daughters. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. The gods were said to be ..... A) Immortal. B) Defy. C) Despair. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immortal. 9. True or False:Milton did not believe in free will. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. "Paradise Lost" is based upon ..... from the Bible. A) Genesis 1-3. B) Revelations 2-6. C) Genesis 4-6. D) Mark 3-7. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genesis 1-3. 11. Eve was surprised upon seeing the ability of Serppent to ..... A) Talk. B) See. C) Crawl. D) Walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talk. 12. Paradise Lost is not an epic poem. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Which character minimizes the importance of God's command, flatters Eve, and overwhelms with logic? A) Raphael. B) Satan. C) Michael. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satan. 14. The "steep savage Hill" mentioned in the opening line of the excerpt serves primarily to A) Demonstrate the physical challenges within the landscape. B) Contrast the divine nature of the garden's inhabitants. C) Highlight the ease with which Satan moves through the space. D) Indicate the moral high ground held by the characters within the garden. E) Provide a backdrop for the impending fall of man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Demonstrate the physical challenges within the landscape. 15. In the excerpt, the description of the animals playing in the presence of Adam and Eve (lines 340-345) most directly serves to A) Demonstrate the peace and harmony of the prelapsarian world. B) Indicate the hierarchy of creation with humans at the top. C) Foreshadow the predatory nature of animals post-fall. D) Show the dominion of humanity over the animal kingdom. E) Suggest the necessity of vigilance even in paradise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Demonstrate the peace and harmony of the prelapsarian world. 16. Lacking piety or reverence for a god A) Impious. B) Justify. C) Mortal. D) Confounded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impious. 17. What is the author's purpose for writing the reading passage? A) To inform. B) To persuade. C) To entertain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To inform. 18. The story of God vs. Lucifer is: A) God gets beaten up pretty badly. B) God doesn't fight fair. C) Lucifer is beaten badly and thrown out of Heaven. D) Lucifer begs God to forgive him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lucifer is beaten badly and thrown out of Heaven. 19. Satan felt ..... in Paradise on his return? A) Happy. B) Avengeful. C) Peaceful. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Avengeful. 20. How many books are there in Paradise Lost? A) Ten. B) Twelve. C) Twenty. D) Fifteen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twelve. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClassics QuizzesParadise Lost Quiz 1Paradise Lost Quiz 2Paradise Lost Quiz 3Paradise Lost Quiz 4Paradise Lost Quiz 5Paradise Lost Quiz 6Paradise Lost Quiz 8Paradise Lost Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books