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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. How does God know what has happened on Eden?

2. Who names the animals?

3. From where does Adam claim men's woes spring?

4. What punishment does God give Eve?

5. What time do Adam and Eve agree to meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the serpent explain his human speech?

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

3. What does Adam see in the field?

4. What does Raphael say is man's place in the world?

5. What will happen when a tyrant rises?

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

7. Why did God create another world?

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

9. How does God create another world?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Satan and God.

1) Are they both black-and-white representations of good and evil or are they more complex?

2) What is their relationship to each other? Is their rivalry only Satan's side?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the characters from the poem.

1) What is the character's background.

2) What are the character's motivation and goals?

3) What do you think the character adds to the story? How would the poem change if the character were taken away?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the differences between the novel and poetry formats. What do the students think are the main elements of a novel? What do the students think are the main elements of a poem? What can novelists express that a poet cannot? How does a poet express deep character in so few words?

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