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The English Civil War was waged between what two political groups ?
A. Royalists and Monarchists
B. Royalists and Parliamentarians
C. Parliamentarians and Roundheads
D. Anarchists and Royalists
What poets before Milton were famous for writing epics ?
A. Virgil, Shakespeare, and Spenser
B. Homer, Virgil, and Spenser
C. Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Spenser
D. Gilgamesh, Petrarch, and Dryden
What event occurs in the final lines of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ?
A. Adam and Eve hold hands and walk across an arid plain.
B. Adam and Eve promise to be fruitful and multiply.
C. Adam and Eve curse their God.
D. Adam and Eve curse Satan.
Which of the following elements DOES NOT characterize epic poetry ?
A. An Epic Council
B. An “Arming of the Hero” Scene
C. A “Tragic Recognition” Speech
D. An Invocation to the Muse
What author wrote “Life of Milton” ?
A. Samuel Johnson
B. Edmund Spencer
C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D. T. S. Eliot
Choose the BEST answer to fill in the blank. John Milton is best described as a strong who emphasized the freedom of the individual ?
A. Anglican
B. Methodist
C. Protestant
D. Buddhist
Which of the following monarchs was “restored” to the British throne during the Restoration ?
A. Charles I
B. Charles II
C. Henry VIII
D. Charles III
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 British monarchs was executed during the English Civil War?
A. Charles I
B. Charles II
C. Queen Anne
D. Henry VIII
“Samson Agonistes” differs from its source material, the Biblical book of “Judges,” in what way(s) ?
A. In “Samson,” Samson is blind, but he is not in “Judges.”
B. In “Samson,” Manoa is Samson’s father, but he is not in “Judges.”
C. In “Samson,” Samson is married to Dalila, but he is not in “Judges.”
D. In “Samson,” Dalila cuts Samson’s hair, but she does not in “Judges.”
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