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John Milton's Sonnets_TM

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are the two parts of a Petrarchan sonnet?

a)

octave and sestet

b)

octave and sextet

c)

quartet and couplet

d)

quartet and quatrain

2.

The ff. ideas are true about the sonnet 'On His Having Arrived at the Age of Twenty-Three EXCEPT...

a)

It was written on December 9, 1608

b)

It is a devotional sonnet of a man of God

c)

It is the poet's reflections on his late maturing

d)

It was written in response to an acquaintance's note on his 'studying'

3.

Check the details that is true about John Milton.

a)

John Milton is a force of impulse

b)

John Milton was born in London, UK

c)

John Milton wrote the great epic poem Paradise Lost

d)

John Milton is said to be one of the greatest American writers.

4.

At what age did John Milton lose his sight? (Type the number only)

(a)  

5.

What was the cause of Milton's blindness?

a)

Glioma

b)

Glaucoma

c)

Glossodynia

d)

Glucagonoma

6.

The ff. ideas are true about On His Blindness EXCEPT...

a)

it is a devotional sonnet

b)

it is stated in a fictitious perspective

c)

it is written in an autobiographical manner

d)

it is the poet’s reflections on losing his sight

7.

What type of sonnet is John Milton's works?

a)

Petrarchan

b)

Spenserian

c)

Elizabethan

d)

Shakespearean

8.

What part of John Milton's sonnets represent the conflict he is suffering from?

a)

Couplet

b)

Octave

c)

Sestet

d)

Quatrain

9.

In On His Blindness, what does Milton refer by his 'one talent'?

a)

orating

b)

storytelling

c)

singing

d)

writing

10.

*Type answer as a proper noun

What is recognized to be John Milton's greatest literary work?

(a)  

11.

What is the purpose of the second part of a Petrarchan sonnet?

a)

To provide a statement

b)

To offer another conflicting idea

c)

To reveal an answer to the conflict

d)

To provide a new set of challenge

12.

Who are the two most prominent figures in the English literature?

a)

William Blake and John Milton

b)

Jane Austen and John Milton

c)

J.K. Rowling and William Blake

d)

William Shakespeare and John Milton

13.

How many line does a sonnet have?

a)

12

b)

13

c)

14

d)

15

14.

What was the conflict that Milton had when he was twenty-three?

a)

His success was starting to overwhelm him

b)

He realized that he has not yet done anything successful

c)

He wants to finally stop writing because it is a waste of his time

d)

He disapproves of his talent in writing because it does not pay much

15.

At what age did John Milton created his masterpiece?

a)

Nearly 23

b)

Before 44

c)

After 65

d)

Nearly 60