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Near the end of “Samson Agonistes,” Samson has decided not to perform for attendants at a certain event when (starting with line 1381) he suddenly reverses positions and agrees to go. Why does he do this ?


aHe experiences some “rousing motions” which might be from God.


bManoa convinces him to do it or the Philistines will execute Samson.


cThe Chorus demands he stay in his prison cell and Samson reacts against them.


dHe wishes to see Dalila one last time in the crowd.



The English Civil War was waged between what two political groups ?


aRoyalists and Monarchists


bRoyalists and Parliamentarians


cParliamentarians and Roundheads


dAnarchists and Royalists



In the early books of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” Satan conspires with which of the following characters ?


aBaal


bBeelzebub


cMichel


dA and B


View Answer A and B

In John Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” Satan assumes the character and form of what creature in order to tempt Eve to eat at the Tree of Knowledge ?


aA toad


bA serpent


cA lion


dA tiger


View Answer A serpent

In “Paradise Lost,” what is the relationship between Satan and Death ?


aDeath is Satan’s father.


bDeath is Satan’s son.


cDeath is Satan’s brother.


dDeath is Satan’s daughter



As originally envisioned by John Milton, “Paradise Lost” would consist of how many books ?


aNine


bTen


cEleven


dTwelve


View Answer Ten

John Milton’s “L’Allegro” and “Il Penseroso” are companion poems and are both written in ?


aiambic pentameter


btetrameter couplets


cheroic couplets


dShakespearean sonnets


View Answer tetrameter couplets

Which of the following British monarchs was executed during the English Civil War ?


aCharles I


bCharles II


cQueen Anne


dHenry VIII


View Answer Charles I

After graduating from university, John Milton toured the continent of Europe and likely met with which of the following individuals ?


aMichelangelo


bCharles II


cGalileo


dA and B


View Answer Galileo

“Samson Agonistes” is described as a “Closet Drama,” which means_______________?


ait can be acted out on a very small stage.


bit was written to be read but not acted upon a stage.


cpeople will read it in secret and not publically admit they read it.


dit was written to be acted in a church.



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