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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 can the spirits not find in hell?

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

3. Who guards the gates of hell?

4. For what does Satan say he is fighting?

5. What does Eve tell Adam about in the morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has God chosen knowledge as the forbidden fruit?

2. What does Belial argue?

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

4. Why does Satan choose Eve as his victim?

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

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

7. What will happen on the third day of the fight?

8. What does Beezlebub advise?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Milton presents Satan's main problem as his pride. When does pride become destructive? Are people only proud of what they have achieved? How is Satan proud?

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

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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