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801. According to the Book of Luke, Herod was the king of ?
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A. Egypt

B. Jerusalem

C. Syria

D. Judea

802. In the early books of John Miltons Paradise Lost, Satan conspires with which of the following characters ?
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A. Baal

B. Beelzebub

C. Michel

D. A and B
803. Which is the first extant poem of John Keats, which is written in the year 1814 when when was 19 years of age ?
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A. La Belle Dame Sans Mercy

B. Ode on a Grecian Urn

C. An Imitation of Spenser

D. Ode to a Skylark

804. What British Romantic artist famously depicted John Miltons Paradise Lost in a series of etchings and prints ?
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A. William Wordsworth

B. John Keats

C. William Blake

D. Percy Bysshe Shelley

805. The English Civil War was waged between what two political groups ?
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A. Anarchists and Royalists

B. Parliamentarians and Roundheads

C. Royalists and Parliamentarians

D. Royalists and Monarchists

806. Who took Degree at fifteen from Cambridge in 1518 ?
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A. Thomas Wyatt

B. Thomas Nash

C. Thomas More

D. Thomas lodge

807. Satans name before he fell from heaven was ?
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A. Lucifer

B. Belial

C. Beezlebub

D. Michael

808. In which year the play of Christopher Marlow The Jew of Malta first performed ?
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A. 1587

B. 1601

C. 1597

D. 1592
809. John Milton claimed from an early age that he would become ?
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A. Englands poet laureate

B. Englands first dramatist

C. Englands first poet

D. Englands greatest civil engineer

810. Who succeeded Lyly ?
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A. Christopher Marlowe

B. Robert Greene

C. John Milton

D. Philip Sidney

811. On the second day of battle in heaven, what does Satan use that surprises Gods forces ?
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A. Artillery

B. Catapults

C. The Holy Sepulcher

D. Illusions

812. Which of the Marlowes plays were written in collaboration with Thomas Nash ?
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A. Queen of Carthage and The Massacre of Paris

B. The tragedy of Dido and Queen of Carthage.

C. The passionate Shepherd and The tragedy of Dido.

D. Queen of Carthage and The passionate Shepherd.

813. Paradise lost was lost by ?
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A. Eve

B. Adam

C. Both a and b

D. Satan

814. Who of the following is known as Child Of Renaissance ?
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A. Spencer

B. Marlowe

C. Johnson

D. Milton

815. The reason for Satans fall might best be described as ?
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A. greed

B. pride

C. incest

D. lust

816. Samson Agonistes differs from its source material, the Biblical book of Judges, in what way(s) ?
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A. In Samson, Samson is blind, but he is not in Judges.

B. In Samson, Samson is married to Dalila, but he is not in Judges.

C. In Samson, Manoa is Samsons father, but he is not in Judges.

D. In Samson, Dalila cuts Samsons hair, but she does not in Judges.

817. Which famous work of John Miltons was based on the fall of man ?
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A. On the Late Massacre in Piedmont

B. Samson Agonistes

C. Paradise Regained

D. Paradise Lost
818. The title page which play of Christopher Marlow attributes the play to Marlowe and Thomas Nashe ?
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A. Edward the Second

B. Dido, Queen of Carthage

C. Doctor Faustus

D. Tamburlaine the Great

819. When was Paradise Lost published ?
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A. 1658

B. 1660

C. 1667

D. 1654

820. As originally envisioned by John Milton, Paradise Lost would consist of how many books ?
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A. Ten

B. Eleven

C. Twelve

D. Nine

821. Who born in 1422 ?
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A. William Caxton

B. Thomas more

C. Robert Henry

D. John Lyly

822. What British Romantic author was particularly inspired by the work of John Milton ?
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A. William Blake

B. T.S. Eliot

C. Alfred Lord Tennyson

D. Elizabeth Barrett Browning

823. Unlike the gods and goddesses of classical epics, John Miltons God in Paradise Lost is and____________?
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A. nonexistent, invisible

B. visible, inaccessible

C. inaccessible, omnipresent

D. invisible, omnipresent
824. Harapha claims he wishes he could have fought Samson when he had his eyesight because_____________?
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A. he wants Samson to break out of prison and kill some more Philistines.

B. he wants to encourage Samson.

C. he wants to seem more heroic than he really is.

D. he wants to get respect from the Philistine general standing beside him.

825. Which of the following poets does Milton emulate ?
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A. Virgil

B. Homer

C. Both Virgil and Homer

D. Neither Virgil or Homer

826. William Shakespeare born in ?
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A. 26 April 1565

B. 26 April 1564

C. 26 April 1567

D. 26 April 1566

827. When did Christopher Marlow die ?
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A. 30 May 1593

B. 12 September 1598

C. 15 February 1611

D. 26 April 1601

828. What character in Paradise Lost is first tempted to eat of the Tree of Knowledge ?
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A. Raphael

B. Eve

C. Adam

D. The Son

829. Which is the longest book ?
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A. Book IX

B. Book VIII

C. Book X

D. Book I

830. University Wits were those who ?
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A. Had training at two universities

B. gave curriculum of two universities

C. Erected two universities

D. none of the above

831. Which of the following events occur(s) at some point in John Miltons Paradise Lost ?
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A. Satan contemplates his reflection in a pool of water.

B. All of these

C. Adam contemplates his reflection in a pool of water.

D. Eve contemplates her reflection in a pool of water.
832. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE concerning Puritanism ?
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A. A and B

B. There is an emphasis on the freedom of sexual expression.

C. There is an emphasis on spiritual experience.

D. There is an emphasis on the importance of preaching.

833. John Miltons Paradise Regained is most similar in linguistic style to what books from Paradise Lost ?
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A. Five and Six

B. Three and Four

C. Eight and Nine

D. Eleven and Twelve
834. The first stanza of John Miltons Paradise Regained begins with what topic(s) ?
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A. A brief summary of Paradise Lost

B. A and B

C. A detailed description of Satan

D. A detailed description of Milton himself

835. What event occurs in the final lines of John Miltons Paradise Lost ?
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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 Satan.

D. Adam and Eve curse their God.

836. Which of the following questions would a student of Book Nine of John Miltons Paradise Lost likely ask ?
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A. B and C

B. What is the precise relationship between Satan, Sin, and Death?

C. How, exactly, was Eve tempted to eat of the Tree of Knowledge?

D. How, exactly, was Adam convinced to eat of the Tree of Knowledge?

837. Roughly speaking, how long was the English Civil War ?
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A. One decade

B. Four decades

C. Two decades

D. Three decades

838. In Samson Agonistes, Samsons father, Manoa, is trying to get Samson freed from imprisonment mainly so he can help Samson to____________?
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A. retire

B. convert

C. re-instated as a Judge

D. get revenge on his enemies

839. In Book Six of Paradise Lost, Satan invents something that he thinks will help win his war against God. What is it ?
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A. Adamantine armor

B. The Thunderbolt

C. The Chariot of Paternal Deity

D. Gunpowder
840. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE concerning John Miltons ideal republic ?
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A. There was to be no Oxford University.

B. There were to be no churches except Anglican churches.

C. There was to be no king, bishops, or House of Lords.

D. A and C

841. In whose memory did John Milton write Methought I saw my late espousd saint ?
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A. Katherine Woodcock

B. Mary Powell

C. Edward II

D. Oliver Cromwell

842. was the companion in publication to John Miltons Paradise Regained. ?
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A. Samson Agonistes

B. Areopagitica

C. Paradise Lost

D. On Christian Doctrine

843. Which was Marlowes first play ?
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A. The Jew of Malta,

B. Tamburlaine

C. Dr.Faustus

D. The Tragedy of Dido

844. When, is it estimated, was Dr Faustus first performed ?
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A. 1590

B. 1594

C. 1593

D. 1604

845. Which of the following is not a character in Paradise Lost ?
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A. Agony

B. Death

C. Night

D. Discord

846. What is the meaning of Renaissance ?
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A. Rebirth, revival and re-awaking

B. none of the above

C. Reveal, revel and reverie

D. Raillery, renunciation and recoup

847. To justify which purpose that Milton wrote Paradise Lost ?
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A. To justify the fall of man

B. To justify the loss of paradise

C. To justify the ways of God to men

D. To justify the fall of Lucifer

848. What important event(s) occur(s) in John Miltons Paradise Lost immediately after Eve first eats of the Tree of Knowledge ?
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A. Abdiel immediately flees the Council of Rebel Angels.

B. Satan is immediately wounded by Eves transgression.

C. Raphael is immediately wounded by Eves transgression.

D. Nature is immediately wounded by Eves transgression.
849. In Book Four of Paradise Regained, for his final temptation Satan takes Jesus to what location ?
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A. Up to the middle Region of thick Air

B. The Pinnacle of the Temple in Jerusalem

C. The top of the Pantheon in Rome

D. The top of a Mountain high

850. Inspired by Satans victory over man, Sin and Death construct ?
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A. a bridge from hell to heaven

B. a temple to welcome Satan back

C. a funnel from Eden to the gates of hell

D. a bridge from hell to earth