BS EnglishELL-102: Introduction to Literary Studies

Book-I (Lines 1:26)

, and the Fruit
Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal tast
Brought Death into the World, and all our woe,
With loss of , till
Restore us, and regain , (5)
Sing , that on the secret top
Of , or of , didst inspire
, who first taught ,
how the Heav'ns and Earth
Rose out of Chaos: Or if (10)
Delight thee more, and that flow'd
Fast by ; I thence
Invoke thy aid to my adventrous Song,
That with no middle flight intends to soar
Above th' , while it pursues (15)
Things unattempted yet in Prose or Rhime.
And chiefly Thou , that dost prefer
Before all Temples th' upright heart and pure,
Instruct me, for Thou know'st; Thou from the first
Wast present, and with mighty wings outspread (20)
Dove-like on the vast
And : What in me is dark
, what is low raise and support;
That to the highth of this great
I may th' Eternal , (25)
And .

Who wrote Paradise Lost?
1. Geoffrey Chaucer
2. Edmund Spenser
3. John Milton
4. Alexander Pope
Paradise Lost is written in ______ books.
1. 8
2. 10
3. 12
4. 14
Which of the following poets does Milton emulate?
1. Virgil
2. Homer
3. Both Virgil and Homer
4. Shakespeare
Much of the poem's plot comes from the book of __________ in the Bible.
1. Isaiah
2. Genesis
3. Proverbs
4. Psalms
Paradise Lost is written in Blank Verse. Blank Verse is a / an _________________.
1. rhymed verse written in iambic pentameter
2. unrhymed verse written in iambic pentameter
3. rhymed verse written in trochaic tetrameter.
4. unrhymed verse written in trochaic tetrameter.
What is the stated subject of Paradise Lost?
1. The battle between good and evil
2. Satan's deceptive temptation
3. The creation of the universe
4. Adam and Eve’s disobedience
According to the Christian belief, Man's First Disobedience is popularly known as __________.
1. the Original Sin
2. the Great Blunder
3. the First Mistake
4. the Fatal Temptation
What were the consequences of eating the Fruit of that Forbidden tree?
1. It brought death into the world.
2. It resulted in the loss of Eden.
3. It brought misery and affliction to the world.
4. All of the above
The word Fruit in the first line means ___________.
1. apple
2. consequence
3. knowledge of good and evil
4. All of the above
The word Fruit in the first line is an example of a literary device called a / an ___________.
1. paradox
2. pun
3. symbol
4. allusion
According to Paradise Lost, who restored mankind and regained the blissful seat?
1. Adam
2. Moses
3. Jesus
4. Joseph
The nine muses who lived on the Aonian mount were a chief source of inspiration for __________.
1. John Milton
2. the Greek poets
3. the Roman poets
4. the Classical poets
With the help of the Heavenly Muse, Milton wants to write what has ____________.
1. never been attempted in prose or verse
2. already been attempted many times
3. never been mentioned in the religious scriptures
4. already been attempted by the great classics
Milton seeks help from the Muse that inspired ________.
1. Homer to write Illiad
2. Virgil to write Aeneid
3. Moses to write Genesis
4. Chaucer to write Canterbury Tales
Milton's Heavenly Muse is different from the classical muses in that _____________.
1. It prefers Sinai over Aonian Mount
2. It is Christian rather than pagan
3. It was present at the time of the Creation of the universe
4. (All of the above)
Milton's Heavenly Muse prefers living in _____________.
1. the sacred temples of Jerusalem
2. upright and pure hearts
3. the Aonian Mountains
4. the heaven
Which metaphor does Milton use for the Creation of the Heaven and Earth?
1. a cloud bursting into the empty space
2. a seed budding into a plant
3. a dove hatching an egg
4. a lamp illuminating the darkness around
Milton wants the Holy Spirit to ________ him.
1. teach
2. enlighten
3. lift and support
4. (All of the above)
What is Milton’s stated purpose in Paradise Lost?
1. To assert his superiority to other poets
2. To justify the ways of God to men
3. To argue against the doctrine of predestination
4. To pay tribute to the Jesus Christ for saving humanity
In Line 1 to 26, Milton _____________.
1. declares the main subject of his epic
2. invokes the muse
3. declares the purpose of writing
4. (All of the above)

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ELL-102: Introduction to Literary Studies

Book-I (Lines 1:26)