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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 tree does Satan fly?

2. How many days did it take for Satan to finally speak to Beezlebub?

3. To where does Uriel direct Satan?

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

5. What does Abdiel call Satan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why will man's fall be the fault of man?

3. What does Mammon suggest?

4. How does Satan get past Uriel?

5. How can the Son of God defeat evil?

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

7. How does Satan think they can defeat God?

8. How do you think Satan has attracted followers onto his side?

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

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

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

Look at the Fall of Man story that the poem was based upon. What are the similarities between the poem and the story? How much has Milton changed the story? Does Milton's poem have a different meaning from the story in Genesis?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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