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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. Into what have Satan's followers been transformed?

2. What is Eve amazed that the serpent can do?

3. What reason does Adam give for hiding?

4. What does God say on the first day?

5. By whom has the poet been inspired?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does God create man and woman?

2. How do the angels comfort Adam?

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

4. How will man get to the promised land?

5. How does the serpent explain his human speech?

6. In what way are angels similar to humans?

7. What is Adam's reason for wanting a mate?

8. Why does Adam still feel hope?

9. How do Satan's followers meet his announcement that they have destroyed God's creation?

10. How does God create another world?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Satan destroys God's creation because he wants to be heard and not ordered. Do you think Milton represents God as someone who refuses to listen? Does God oppress Satan and his followers? Can you understand why Satan revolted against heaven?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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