A. Homer, Virgil, and Dante
B. Dante, Spenser, and Pope
C. Homer, Dryden, and Longfellow
D. Virgil, Shakespeare, and Jane Austen
English Literature Mcqs
What poet was famous for his “Eclogues” ?
A. Virgil
B. Shakespeare
C. Chaucer
D. A and B
Even in John Milton’s lifetime, “Paradise Regained” was considered in literary quality as largely to “Paradise Lost.” ?
A. superior
B. inferior
C. equal
D. irrelevant in comparison
What Biblical story acts as a springboard for John Milton’s “Paradise Regained” ?
A. The Baptism of Jesus
B. The story of Luke
C. The Ascension of Jesus
D. The Second Coming of Jesus
was the companion in publication to John Milton’s “Paradise Regained.” ?
A. “Paradise Lost”
B. “Areopagitica”
C. “On Christian Doctrine”
D. “Samson Agonistes”
Complete the following statement. John Milton explains in the first 26 lines of “Paradise Lost” that that goal of his epic poem will be ?
A. to justify the ways of God to humankind.
B. to justify the ways of humankind to God.
C. to justify the ways of Heaven to Hell.
D. to justify the ways of Hell to Heaven.
What character leads Adam and Eve from the Gates of Paradise in the final book of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ?
A. Michelangelo
B. Raphael
C. Uriel
D. Michael
According to the “Book of Luke,” Herod was the king of ?
A. Judea
B. Egypt
C. Syria
D. Jerusalem
Which of the following British monarchs was executed during the English Civil War?
A. Charles I
B. Charles II
C. Queen Anne
D. Henry VIII
In Book Four of “Paradise Regained,” for his final temptation Satan takes Jesus to what location ?
A. The top of the Pantheon in Rome
B. The Pinnacle of the Temple in Jerusalem
C. The top of a “Mountain high”
D. “Up to the middle Region of thick Air”