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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. What does Abdiel call Satan?

2. Who does Raphael say Satan now envies?

3. Why was Satan cast out of heaven?

4. Which of Satan's followers suggests they increase their power with machines?

5. Who guards the gates of hell?

Short Essay Questions

1. What argument does Abdiel present to Satan?

2. Describe the doubts that Satan has in Book 4.

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

4. How will the Son of God be rewarded for making himself a sacrifice?

5. Why does Satan think it is best to stay in Hell?

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

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

8. What theme do Satan's doubts introduce to the poem?

9. Who are the Chief Demons?

10. For what is Satan's battle with God a metaphor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Satan destroys God's creation because he wants to be heard and not ordered. Do you think Milton represents God as someone who refuses to listen? Does God oppress Satan and his followers? Can you understand why Satan revolted against heaven?

Essay Topic 2

Paradise lost is made up of 12 books. Examine the structure of the poem.

1) How does Milton develop the theme of good and evil?

2) Why do Milton actually mention that the story is changing into a tragedy?

3) How does the structure subvert what we already know about the story of the Fall of Man?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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