WorksheetsParadise Lost
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What was a major complaint against Milton's portrayal of Satan?
He's too sympathetic
He's too evil
He's not a snake
He doesn't follow the biblical text
According to Milton hell is ______________.
A lake of fire
Located underground
Darkness
A black hole
Pandaemonium is the way Milton criticizes what institution?
The king
Prison
English parliament
Church
Which major religion does Milton personally reject, yet ironically seem to endorse with his portrayal of God?
Proetstantism
Catholicism
Calvinism
Buddhism
Which country does Satan land in when he falls from heaven?
England
China
The United States
France
What is most important in the preservation of paradise?
Maintaining the vegetation in the garden
Love for God
Love for fellow man
Order and hierarchy system
In what key way does Milton's epic differ from a Greek epic?
It's about moral power not physical power
It takes place in a real place
It's much longer
There's no hero
What major point does Milton make about sin using the character of Eve?
Man was born bad so sin is unavoidable
Sin is complex and rarely the result of one act
It's no big deal since God is willing to forgive
Sin only happens when we don't listen to good advice
Satan tricks Eve by convincing her of what?
That knowledge is better than eternal life
All knowledge is inherently good
That knowledge is better than beauty
That he will defeat God for control of the Earth
In what way is Paradise Lost autobiographical of Milton's life?
In adulthood, Milton turned against his religious upbringing and became an atheist.
Milton lost millions of dollars and had to leave his life of luxury.
Liberty and justice have been destroyed in England and Milton has gone completely blind.
Milton's children turned against him when Charles II gained control of England and kicked him out of his house.
