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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. Why does Michael say the tyrant will build a tower?

2. What two people does Adam see in a field?

3. Who does God order to drive man out of paradise?

4. What does Michael say will eventually happen to the church?

5. What does the Son of God use to draw the circumference of Heaven and Earth?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the serpent persuade Eve to eat from the tree?

2. How will Jesus save mankind?

3. Why does Adam also decide to eat the fruit?

4. What do you think the Creation story illustrates about good and evil?

5. What will be Adam and Eve's punishment?

6. How do Adam and Eve come to terms with leaving paradise?

7. In what way does Raphael say woman is inferior to man?

8. Why does Adam still feel hope?

9. What does Adam see in the field?

10. What has Adam learned from his experience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the poem. Why do you think these themes are so important? How does Milton use character and setting to express these themes?

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

Why do you think Milton represents Hell as he does? Is it more serious than modern day representations? What sort of tone does Milton's Hell give to the poem? How would this tone change if you swapped Milton's representation for a more modern day representation?

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