Paradise Lost Quiz 8 (20 MCQs)

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1. (adj) turbulent; stormy

Correct Answer: C) Tempestuous.

2. The passage as a whole is best described as:

Correct Answer: B) An allegorical portrayal of the battle between good and evil.

3. When Adam asks how the heavenly bodies move, who tells him, "Focus on earthly things, not heavenly mysteries" ?

Correct Answer: A) Raphael.

4. There are ..... books in an epic poem.

Correct Answer: D) 12.

5. The types of human activity that endanger rain forests include

Correct Answer: C) Farming, logging, and road building.

6. What was the power struggle of the English Civil War?

Correct Answer: A) Parliament v. Monarchy.

7. The student was ..... to juvenile detention.

Correct Answer: A) Condemned.

8. What was the religious struggle of the English Civil War?

Correct Answer: D) Catholic v. Protestant.

9. The narrator's description of Satan's entry into the Garden (lines 180-185) implies which of the following about the setting?

Correct Answer: B) It is vulnerable to exploitation by malevolent forces.

10. John Milton had an unusual upbringing. He

Correct Answer: A) Traveled the world and married a 16-year-old.

11. Milton was .....

Correct Answer: D) Parliamentarian ("Roundheads")-anti-Royalist.

12. Which type of poem is Paradise Lost?

Correct Answer: C) Epic.

13. (n) humiliation; dishonor

Correct Answer: A) Ignominy.

14. Her face seemed to ..... with a special radiance as she shared her exciting news.

Correct Answer: A) Illuminated.

15. The boy looked at me holding a book out the window, he dropped the book in .....

Correct Answer: B) Defiance.

16. Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

Correct Answer: B) Transgress.

17. When Bower says "Solutions need to involve the very people who destroy the forest, " he is referring to .....

Correct Answer: C) Ranchers and farmers.

18. An example of an ally is .....

Correct Answer: A) Your friend.

19. William Blake's paintings illustrate what?

Correct Answer: B) The story Milton tells in Paradise Lost.

20. John Milton went on to become very involved in politics. He

Correct Answer: B) Dedicated his life to fighting the King.