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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 instrument signals the start of the war?

2. What does Abdiel call Satan?

3. Who volunteers to create havoc to God's new creation?

4. Where does Abdiel travel back to after leaving Satan?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How will the Son of God be rewarded for making himself a sacrifice?

2. Why does God congratulate the returning Abdiel?

3. How does Satan get past Uriel?

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

5. Describe Eve's bad dream in Book 5.

6. How does Satan motivate his troops in Book 6?

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

8. What theme does the Son of God's sacrifice introduce?

9. What does Moloch advise?

10. How does Uriel recognize Satan as an evil spirit?

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

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

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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