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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stands guard at the newly created world?

2. Where does Satan want to send Adam and Eve?

3. How many times does Satan try to speak?

4. What is the story meant to explore?

5. What does Satan change himself into when Uriel approaches?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why must Adam and Eve be able to choose their own fate?

2. What does Moloch advise?

3. What theme does the Son of God's sacrifice introduce?

4. Why will man's fall be the fault of man?

5. How did Satan rebel against God?

6. What is Satan's role in Paradise Lost?

7. Why is the knowledge of information different from the knowledge of experience?

8. What is Satan troubled with as he comes down from the sky?

9. How does Adam comfort Eve when she worries about her dream?

10. Describe Eve's bad dream in Book 5.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the first examples of Satan in fiction? How has the the representation of Satan developed over the years? What are the differences between the representation of Satan in the 17th Century compared to today?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Milton's style. How long is each line and verse? What kind of language does Milton use? How does Milton develop a rhythm to the poem? What meaning does his style give the book?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the impact of good and evil within our culture. Do the students think representations of good and evil have had a negative impact on society? Does the division of good and evil make things simpler than what they are? Does Milton subvert any ideas of good and evil in Paradise Lost. How much has the representation of good and evil changed since the 17th Century?

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