Famous playwright, poet & others Mcqs - Set 18

1)   According to Paradise Lost, which of the following does God not create ?

a. The Son
b. Adam and Eve
c. Computers
d. He creates everything
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: He creates everything

Explanation:
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2)   Which of the angels is considered a hero for arguing against Satan ?

a. Abdiel
b. Uriel
c. Michael
d. Raphael
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Abdiel

Explanation:
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3)   Who discusses cosmology and the battle of Heaven with Adam ?

a. God
b. Eve
c. Raphael
d. Michael
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Raphael

Explanation:
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4)   What is the stated subject of Paradise Lost ?

a. The fight between good and evil
b. Heaven’s battle and Satan’s tragic fall
c. The creation of the universe
d. Adam and Eve’s disobedience
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Adam and Eve’s disobedience

Explanation:
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5)   How many times does Milton invoke a muse ?

a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Three

Explanation:
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6)   Which statement about the Earth is asserted as true in Paradise Lost ?

a. It was created before God the Son
b. Earth hangs from Heaven by a chain
c. The Earth is a lotus flower
d. The Earth revolves around the sun
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Earth hangs from Heaven by a chain

Explanation:
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7)   Which angel tells Adam about the future in Books XI and XII ?

a. Raphael
b. Uriel
c. Michael
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Michael

Explanation:
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8)   Which angel wields a large sword in the battle and wounds Satan ?

a. Michael
b. Abdiel
c. Uriel
d. Satan is not injured
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Michael

Explanation:
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9)   What is Milton’s stated purpose in Paradise Lost ?

a. To assert his superiority to other poets
b. To argue against the doctrine of predestination
c. To justify the ways of God to men
d. To make his story hard to understand
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: To justify the ways of God to men

Explanation:
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10)   In which book of the Bible does the story of Adam and Eve occur ?

a. Leviticus
b. Exodus
c. Genesis
d. Deuteronomy
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Genesis

Explanation:
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11)   Which angel does Satan trick by disguising himself as a cherub ?

a. Michael
b. Uriel
c. Raphael
d. Abdiel
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Uriel

Explanation:
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12)   When Michael tells Adam what will become of mankind after the Fall, he is actually narrating stories taken directly from______________?

a. The New Testament
b. Homer’s epic poems
c. The Hebrew Bible
d. The Koran
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: The Hebrew Bible

Explanation:
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13)   After they have both eaten from the Tree of Knowledge, the first thing Adam and Eve do is______________?

a. Ask forgiveness from God
b. Put some clothes on
c. Satisfy their sexual desire for each other
d. Blame each other for their Fall
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Satisfy their sexual desire for each other

Explanation:
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14)   When God sees that Adam and Eve have disobeyed him, who does he send to “judge” them and the snake ?

a. The Son
b. The Holy Ghost
c. Michael
d. Raphael
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: The Son

Explanation:
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15)   Adam, Satan, and Eve herself are all dazzled by Eve’s______________?

a. Wit
b. Beauty
c. Intelligence
d. Hard work and spirituality
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Beauty

Explanation:
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16)   The reason for Eve’s fall might best be described as_______________?

a. vanity
b. lust
c. greed
d. pride
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: vanity

Explanation:
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17)   Everyday before the Fall Adam and Eve went out to work. What did their work consist of ?

a. Hunting and gathering food
b. Tending to the Garden of Eden
c. Building shelter to live in
d. Naming all God’s creatures and plants
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Tending to the Garden of Eden

Explanation:
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18)   Throughout the poem, Satan transforms himself into many creatures. Which creature does Satan not turn into ?

a. a mouse
b. a cherub
c. a toad
d. a serpent
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: a mouse

Explanation:
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19)   Sin was born out of Satan’s_________________?

a. Head
b. Lust
c. Anger
d. Rib
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Head

Explanation:
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20)   For inspiration in writing the poem, Milton says he depends on________________?

a. Wine
b. The Holy Spirit
c. His favorite pen
d. The Son
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: The Holy Spirit

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


21)   In the phrase, “thy seed shall bruise our foe,” “thy” refers to__________________?

a. Sin
b. Eden
c. Satan
d. Eve
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Eve

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


22)   In the phrase, “thy seed shall bruise our foe,” the “seed” refers to______________?

a. The Tree of Knowledge
b. Adam
c. Cane and Abel
d. Jesus Christ
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Jesus Christ

Explanation:
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23)   Milton’s “unholy trinity” of characters includes_______________?

a. Error, Temptation, and Satan
b. Sin, Death and Temptation
c. Sin, Temptation, and Satan
d. Satan, Sin, and Death
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Satan, Sin, and Death

Explanation:
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24)   ’Book 1’ of ’Paradise Lost’ presents Satan with his angels fallen into Hell. When recovered, Satan awakens all his legions and speaks to them. The first he addresses is described as ’one next to himself in power, and next in crime, long after known in Palestine’. What’s the name of this fallen angel?

a. Mammon
b. Moloch
c. Beelzebub
d. Ashtaroth
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Beelzebub

Explanation:
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25)   “Paradise Lost” is considered a______________?

a. First Person Narrative
b. Short Story
c. Epic Poem
d. Novel
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Epic Poem

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


26)   At what point does the narration unfolds in the poem Paradise Lost ?

a. In Eden
b. After the fall of man
c. After the defeat of rebel angels
d. In paradise, when Lucifer sits with God
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: After the defeat of rebel angels

Explanation:
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27)   How many narrative arcs does Paradise Lost have ?

a. 2
b. 1
c. 4
d. 12
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2

Explanation:
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28)   How many books were included in the secondedition of the poem Paradise Lost ?

a. 10
b. 14
c. 12
d. 11
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 12

Explanation:
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29)   When was Paradise Regained published ?

a. 1671
b. 1656
c. 1669
d. 1652
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1671

Explanation:
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30)   Who pondered, “How such united force of gods, how such As stood like these, could ever know repulse?”?

a. Adam
b. Moses
c. Joseph
d. Satan
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Satan

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


31)   Who will fall through his own “fault” ?

a. Satan
b. God
c. Adam
d. Noah
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Adam

Explanation:
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32)   who was the companion of Adam in paradise ?

a. satan
b. eve
c. rapheal
d. god
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: eve

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


33)   Which of the following is not a character in Paradise Lost ?

a. Eve
b. God
c. Satan
d. Jonah
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Jonah

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


34)   Who was sent to Earth to warn Man of the dangers he was facing ?

a. Raphael
b. Uriel
c. Abdiel
d. Beelzebub
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Raphael

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


35)   The fruit of which tree were Adam and Eve forbidden to eat ?

a. Tree of Life
b. Tree of God
c. Tree of Sin
d. Tree of Knowledge
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Tree of Knowledge

Explanation:
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36)   Which is the longest book ?

a. Book X
b. Book VIII
c. Book IX
d. Book I
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Book IX

Explanation:
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37)   Who is the main protagonist of Paradise Lost ?

a. Satan
b. Adam
c. Eve
d. God
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Satan

Explanation:
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38)   Who does Milton name as his heavenly muse ?

a. Titania
b. Urania
c. Virgil
d. Michael
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Urania

Explanation:
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39)   In an attempt to defeat God and his angels, what do the rebel angels make ?

a. A fortress
b. A catapult
c. A large sword
d. A cannon
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: A cannon

Explanation:
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40)   Which scene happens first chronologically ?

a. Satan and the devils rise up from the lake in Hell
b. The Son is chosen as God’s second-incommand
c. God and the Son create the universe
d. The angels battle in Heaven
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: The Son is chosen as God’s second-incommand

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!