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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. Whose fault will it be if man gives in to Satan?

2. From what tree can Adam and Eve not eat?

3. Into whose ear does Satan whisper?

4. Who is the only person who can detect hypocrisy?

5. Who stands beside God?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Of what does Raphael remind Adam and Eve?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does God congratulate the returning Abdiel?

10. What argument does Abdiel present to Satan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Use examples from the poem to argue for or against the following statement: "Milton makes Satan a complex and almost likable character in order to express the complexity of good and evil."

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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