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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”
Even in John Milton’s lifetime, “Paradise Regained” was considered in literary quality as largely to “Paradise Lost.” ?
A. superior
B. inferior
C. equal
D. irrelevant in comparison
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 Judge
C. retire
D. convert
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
“Samson Agonistes” differs from its source material, the Biblical book of “Judges,” in what way(s) ?
A. In “Samson,” Harapha is Samson’s enemy, but he is not in “Judges.”
B. In “Samson,” Samson is a Jew, but he is not in “Judges.”
C. In “Samson,” Samson marries the Woman of Timnah, but not in “Judges.”
D. In “Samson,” Samson never worships Dagon, but he does in “Judges.”
In Book Six of “Paradise Lost,” Satan invents something that he thinks will help win his war against God. What is it ?
A. Gunpowder
B. Adamantine armor
C. The Chariot of Paternal Deity
D. The Thunderbolt
Roughly speaking, how long was the English Civil War ?
A. One decade
B. Two decades
C. Three decades
D. Four decades
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