View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What advantage does Satan have in hell?

2. What does the Son of God need to be made into in order to act as a sacrifice?

3. What does Uriel recognize Satan as?

4. What is the the Son of God's real name?

5. With what does God say Satan will pervert mankind?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the Chief Demons?

2. How does Satan get past Uriel?

3. How does Satan think they can defeat God?

4. Why does God congratulate the returning Abdiel?

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

6. How does Uriel recognize Satan as an evil spirit?

7. How does Satan raise his followers from the Lake of Fire?

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

9. Why would machines be a good idea in Satan's fight against God?

10. How does Satan motivate his troops in Book 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Satan and God.

1) Are they both black-and-white representations of good and evil or are they more complex?

2) What is their relationship to each other? Is their rivalry only Satan's side?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the differences between the novel and poetry formats. What do the students think are the main elements of a novel? What do the students think are the main elements of a poem? What can novelists express that a poet cannot? How does a poet express deep character in so few words?

Essay Topic 3

Milton wrote Paradise Lost in the 17th Century. Think about the world and, in particular, Britain during this period and discuss whether the book reflects what was happening.

1) What are the book's themes? Do they relate to Britain's political or social environment in the 17th Century? If so, how?

2) Is Milton's vision a direct result of what was happening in the world at that time?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 711 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample