English Literature MCQs

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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”
Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning John Milton’s poetry ?
A. He followed the shakespearean rather than the petrarchan sonnet form.
B. He followed the petrarchan rather than the shakespearean sonnet form.
C. He followed the spenserian rather than the shakespearean sonnet form.
D. He followed the spenserian rather than the petrarchan sonnet form.
Which of the following events occur(s) at some point in John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ?
A. Satan contemplates his reflection in a pool of water.
B. Adam contemplates his reflection in a pool of water.
C. Eve contemplates her reflection in a pool of water.
D. All of these
Which of the following questions would a student of Book Nine of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” likely ask ?
A. “what is the precise relationship between satan, sin, and death?”
B. “how, exactly, was eve tempted to eat of the tree of knowledge?”
C. “how, exactly, was adam convinced to eat of the tree of knowledge?”
D. B and c