John Milton claimed from an early age that he would become ? A. England’s first poet B. England’s first dramatistC. England’s poet laureate D. England’s greatest civil engineer

What important event(s) occur(s) in John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” immediately after Eve first eats of the Tree of Knowledge ? A. Nature is immediately wounded by Eve’s transgression. B. Satan is immediately wounded by Eve’s transgression. C. Raphael is immediately…

The foundation story of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” derives from what text ? A. The Book of “Genesis” B. The Book of “Revelations” C. “The Odyssey” D. “Canterbury Tales”

John Milton’s “Lycidas” is best described by which of the following genres ? A. Pastoral elegy B. Prose polemic C. Blank verse tragedy D. Masque

In Book Three of “Paradise Lost,” God the Father alludes to what theological principle in the following quotation: “I made him [Adam] just and right, / Sufficient to have stood though free to fall.” A. TransubstantiationB. Free will C. Predestination…

Despite Samson’s defeat and shame, Samson predicts that God will “arise and his great name assert” by making Dagon receive “Such a discomfit, as shall quite despoil him / Of all these boasted Trophies won on me / And with…

In “Samson Agonistes,” Samson’s father, Manoa, is trying to get Samson freed from imprisonment mainly so he can help Samson to____________? A. get revenge on his enemies B. re-instated as a JudgeC. retire D. convert

Near the end of “Samson Agonistes,” Samson resists performing before attendants of what type of event ? A. Greek Olympic Games B. A Roman Circus C. A Gladiator competitionD. A and B

John Milton’s “Samson Agonistes” is best described by which of the following genres ? A. Pastoral elegy B. Prose polemicC. Blank verse tragedy D. Masque

John Milton was inspired by the previous works of what authors ? A. Homer, Virgil, and Dante B. Dante, Spenser, and Pope C. Homer, Dryden, and Longfellow D. Virgil, Shakespeare, and Jane Austen