Paradise Lost Study Guide

1. Milton's "unholy trinity" of characters includes:

• Error, Temptation, and Satan
• Sin, Death and Temptation
• Sin, Temptation, and Satan
• Satan, Sin, and Death

2. "Paradise Lost" is considered a(n):

• First Person Narrative
• Short Story
• Epic Poem
• Novel

3. Satan's name before he fell from heaven was:

• Beezlebub
• Michael
• Lucifer
• Belial

4. The battle between God's army and Satan's rebels in heaven lasted:

• One day
• Three days
• Seven days
• One hour

5. In the phrase, "thy seed shall bruise our foe," the "seed" refers to:

• The Tree of Knowledge
• Adam
• Cane and Abel
• Jesus Christ

6. In the phrase, "thy seed shall bruise our foe," "thy" refers to:

• Sin
• Eden
• Satan
• Eve

7. The two archangels who serve as generals in God's army are:

• Michael and Gabriel
• Michael and Raphael
• Raphael and Gabriel
• Michael and Lucifer

8. For inspiration in writing the poem, Milton says he depends on:

• The Son
• Wine
• The Holy Spirit
• His favorite pen

9. Earth is described as being connected to heaven by a:

• "stepping stones of clouds"
• Golden rope
• Golden chain
• Ladder

10. Sin was born out of Satan's:

• Head
• Lust
• Anger
• Rib