3. What does the poet warn the reader at the beginning of Book 9?
(a) The story is about to end.
(b) The reader may lose interest.
(c) The story is to become a tragedy.
(d) The story is about to become a melodrama.

4. Why is woman inferior to man?
(a) She is a simpler creature.
(b) She bears less resemblance to God.
(c) She is made from a rib.
(d) She cannot speak.

5. On what day does Satan find a way to sneak back to Eden?
(a) The twelveth day
(b) The tenth day
(c) The seventh day
(d) The eighth day

6. What two weapons is Michael carrying in Book 11?
(a) An axe and a shield
(b) A sword and a spear
(c) A sword and a shield
(d) An axe and a chain

7. With what does Raphael say the Son of God goes forward?
(a) Peace
(b) The Word
(c) Abandon
(d) Love

8. What will man be cursed with if he eats from the tree of knowledge?
(a) Women
(b) War
(c) Love and understanding
(d) Sin and death

9. What does God create when he divides the waters?
(a) Sky and sea
(b) Continents
(c) Heaven and earth
(d) Air and sky

10. Which two brothers are sent to lead their people back to the promised land?
(a) Joseph and Daniel
(b) David and Jonah
(c) Cain and Abel
(d) Moses and Aaron

11. What story does Adam now ask Raphael to tell?
(a) Noah's Ark
(b) God's upbringing
(c) Creation
(d) Satan's upbringing

12. How does God know what has happened on Eden?
(a) He has spies everywhere.
(b) Satan has been boasting of his victory.
(c) Raphael saw the whole thing.
(d) He is all-knowing.

13. How do Satan's followers respond to his victory?
(a) By stamping
(b) By hissing
(c) By holding up hell's flag
(d) By booing

14. What will Jesus' sacrifice defeat?
(a) Sin and Death
(b) The Romans
(c) Evil
(d) Satan

15. What does God do on the seventh day?
(a) Draws up a set of rules
(b) Walks around his creation
(c) Rests
(d) Has lunch with Adam