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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 did the angel next to the tree of knowledge tempt Eve to eat?

2. What does Michael cause Satan to experience for the first time?

3. Where is Satan imprisoned?

4. What is the name of the trumpet that is sounded?

5. Where does Satan set up a new kingdom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Satan get past Uriel?

3. Of what does Raphael remind Adam and Eve?

4. Why does Satan choose Eve as his victim?

5. Who are the Chief Demons?

6. In what does Hell have an advantage over Heaven?

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

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

9. What does Moloch advise?

10. How does Satan think they can defeat God?

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

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 3

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?

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