A. Latin, Greek, and Hebrew
B. Latin, Sanskrit, and Aramaic
C. Latin, Arabic, and Spanish
D. Mandarin, Dutch, and French
English Literature Mcqs
Roughly speaking, how long was the English Civil War ?
A. One decade
B. Two decades
C. Three decades
D. Four decades
What British Romantic artist famously depicted John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” in a series of etchings and prints ?
A. William Wordsworth
B. Percy Bysshe Shelley
C. William Blake
D. John Keats
John Milton’s “Areopagitica” is best described by which of the following genres ?
A. Pastoral elegy
B. Prose polemic
C. Blank verse tragedy
D. Masque
Which of the following statements is/are TRUE concerning Puritanism ?
A. There is an emphasis on the importance of preaching.
B. There is an emphasis on spiritual experience.
C. There is an emphasis on the freedom of sexual expression.
D. A and B
The Renaissance was known for originating which of the following philosophical movements ?
A. Existentialism
B. Humanism
C. Stoicism
D. Postmodernism
The first stanza of John Milton’s “Paradise Regained” begins with what topic(s) ?
A. A brief summary of “Paradise Lost”
B. A detailed description of Satan
C. A detailed description of Milton himself
D. A and B
According to John Milton, political offices were to be filled by______________?
A. the king
B. the House of Lords
C. popular election
D. God
In the Oliver Cromwell “Commonwealth” and “Protectorate” administrations, Milton served as the British government’s chief ?
A. Civil Engineer
B. Poet Laureate
C. Military Strategist
D. Intellectual Defender
Unlike the gods and goddesses of classical epics, John Milton’s God in “Paradise Lost” is and____________?
A. visible, inaccessible
B. inaccessible, omnipresent
C. nonexistent, invisible
D. invisible, omnipresent