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Famous Playwright, Poet And Others: The Poetry of John Milton
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1. John Milton's 'Samson Agonistes' is best described by which of the following genres?
2. What poets before Milton were famous for writing epics?
3. In 'Samson Agonistes,' Samson's father, Manoa, is trying to get Samson freed from imprisonment mainly so he can help Samson to _______
4. According to the 'Book of Luke,' Herod was the king of _______
5. What event occurs in the final lines of John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'?
6. Which of the following themes IS NOT important to John Milton's 'Paradise Regained'?
7. In Book Six of 'Paradise Lost,' Satan invents something that he thinks will help win his war against God. What is it?
8. The first stanza of John Milton's 'Paradise Regained' begins with what topic(s)?
9. What British Romantic artist famously depicted John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' in a series of etchings and prints?
10. Which of the following events occur(s) at some point in John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'?
11. How many times does Satan work to tempt Jesus in the Gospels?
12. Which of the following monarchs was 'restored' to the British throne during the Restoration?
13. Early in Book Two of 'Paradise Regained,' who yearns to see the missing Jesus (who has wandered into the desert)?
14. Harapha claims he wishes he could have fought Samson when he had his eyesight because
15. The term 'Agonistes' is Greek and it means
16. The first sonnet form invented was the _______
17. In the demonic council of Book Two of 'Paradise Regained,' who proposes that Satan should tempt Jesus with lust for a beautiful woman the way Solomon was tempted?
18. John Milton's 'Paradise Regained' is most similar in linguistic style to what books from 'Paradise Lost'?
19. Denied the right to apply for divorce and facing intense humiliation, John Milton wrote what work?
20. What poet was famous for his 'Eclogues'?
21. John Milton's 'Lycidas' is best described by which of the following genres?
22. In the Oliver Cromwell 'Commonwealth' and 'Protectorate' administrations, Milton served as the British government's chief _______
23. The Renaissance was known for originating which of the following philosophical movements?
24. What character in 'Paradise Lost' is first tempted to eat of the Tree of Knowledge?
25. John Milton deliberately distanced himself from the _______ poets, a group of poets known for their light, elegant style and frivolous content.

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