SparkNotes: Paradise Lost: Quiz

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1. Which angel does Satan trick by disguising himself as a cherub?

(A) Michael

(B) Uriel

(D) Abdiel

2. Which of the following forms does Satan not take?

(A) Angel

(B) Toad

(D) He takes all of these forms

3. In what book does the fall take place?

(A) Book VIII

(B) Book X

(D) Book VII

4. In which book of the Bible does the story of Adam and Eve occur?

(A) Leviticus

(B) Exodus

(D) Deuteronomy

5. Which devil advocates a renewal of all-out war against God?

(A) Belial

(B) Moloch

(D) Beelzebub

6. 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

(D) To make his story hard to understand

7. Which of the following is not a character in Paradise Lost?

(A) Night

(B) Agony

(D) Death

8. Which angel wields a large sword in the battle and wounds Satan?

(A) Michael

(B) Abdiel

(D) Satan is not injured

9. When Satan leaps over the fence into Paradise, what does Milton liken him to?

(A) A snake slithering up a tree

(B) A germ infecting a body

(D) A fish leaping out of water

10. Which angel tells Adam about the future in Books XI and XII?

(A) Raphael

(B) Uriel

(D) None of the above

11. Which of the following is not found in Hell?

(A) Gems

(B) Gold

(D) Minerals

12. 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

(D) The Earth revolves around the sun

13. Which devil is the main architect of Pandemonium?

(A) Mulciber

(B) Mammon

(D) Belial

14. How many times does Milton invoke a muse?

(A) One

(B) Two

(D) Four

15. Who leads Adam and Eve out of Paradise?

(A) God

(B) The Son

(D) Raphael

16. Which of the following poets does Milton emulate?

(A) Virgil

(B) Homer

(D) Neither Virgil or Homer

17. What is the stated subject of Paradise Lost?

(A) The fight between good and evil

(B) Heaven’s battle and Satan’s tragic fall

(D) Adam and Eve’s disobedience

18. Which devil is Satan’s second-in-command?

(A) Mammon

(B) Sin

(D) Beezlebub

19. Who discusses cosmology and the battle of Heaven with Adam?

(A) God

(B) Eve

(D) Michael

20. 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-in-command

(D) The angels battle in Heaven

21. Which of the angels is considered a hero for arguing against Satan?

(A) Abdiel

(B) Uriel

(D) Raphael

22. In an attempt to defeat God and his angels, what do the rebel angels make?

(A) A fortress

(B) A catapult

(D) A cannon

23. According to Paradise Lost, which of the following does God not create?

(A) The Son

(B) Adam and Eve

(D) He creates everything

24. Who does Milton name as his heavenly muse?

(A) Titania

(B) Urania

(D) Michael

25. What does Eve do when she first becomes conscious?

(A) Go in search of her mate

(B) Talk to the animals

(D) Eat of the Tree of Knowledge