English Literature MCQs

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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
was the companion in publication to John Milton’s “Paradise Regained.” ?
A. “paradise lost”
B. “areopagitica”
C. “on christian doctrine”
D. “samson agonistes”
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
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.