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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