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What year was John Milton born?
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1608
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Where was milton Born?
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In Cheapside, a suburb of London
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After being home schooled with a tutor, Milton attended a secondary school in London. What was it named?
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St. Paul's School
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How many Languages did Milton know?
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At least five, probably seven
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Where did Milton attend university?
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Christ College, Cambridge University
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Milton took a year off from the University after his first year. Why?
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He was beaten by one of his professors
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While at University, Milton was sometimes called "Our land of Cambridge." Why?
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He was quite handsome as a young man
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Milton was first published at the age of 21. What was his poem entitled?
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On Christ's Nativity
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When milton graduated from University, he visited italy. What famous person did he meet there?
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Galileo
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What happend back in England while milton was visiting Italy?
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The Revolution Started
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Milton also wrote a very famous tract on censorship. What was it entitled?
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Aereopagetica
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What was Milton's role in the revolutionary government of the Puritans?
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Secretary of Latin Letters. He wrote and translated official governmental letters
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What face is most interesting about Milton's marriage to Mary Powell?
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She was Catholic and supported the King while Milton was Protestant and supported the revolution against the King.
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How many children did Milton have?
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He had 4. Son died as a toddler while the girls lived to adulthood
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How did is daughters serve Milton in his later life?
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They acted as his secretaries
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What was the medical condition the most likely caused Milton's blindness?
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Glaucoma
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Milton's wife Mary died in 1652. What killed her?
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Childbirth
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Milton remarried in 1656. His new wife Katherine Woodcock died two years later. Why?
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Childbirth
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Who was the puritan leader Milton served in the Revolution?
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Oliver Cromwell
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Who was the king the Puritans overthrew?
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Charles 1
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What happen when Cromwell died and the Puritans fell from power?
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Most of the leaders were rounded up and executed. Milton was arrested but his life was spared because he was a famous literarily
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What are the basic conventions of epic poetry?
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1. Begins in media res
2. Invocation to the muses 3. Contains heroic or noble characters 4. Theme 5. Lots of epithets 6. Long catalogues of people and things 7. Lots of long, formal speeches 8. God's intervene in the lives of men in these studies 9. Number of digressions 10. Settings are vast 11. Contain Epic Similes 12. Contain the values of a culture |
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What is an invocation?
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A prayer for assistance in writing a work
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What is an epic digression?
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A really long rabbit trail where the author sort of wanders off to discuss something else.
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What is an epic simile?
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A really long, extended simile
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Why is Milton's reference to the biblical passage about the man born blind important?
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Milton himself was blind
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What does Milton say motivated Satan to cause their fall?
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Envy and revenge
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How is Milton's appeal to the Muses different than other writers?
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He appeals to the Holy Spirit
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When Milton says the Spirit of God made the abyss pregnant, what does he mean?
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He means he gave it form and meaning
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What does Milton mean when he says in line 4 that he wants his poem to be no middle flight?
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Wants to write the greatest epic poem of all time.
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Why is Milton's appeal to the Muses necessary?
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It is a convention of epic poetry and hopes to gains wisdom to write his poem
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What is an Epithet?
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It is another way of referring to the same thing but using a different name or word
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In line 24, Milton says he wants to assert the ways of providence and justify the ways of God to men. What does he mean?
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Wants to explain how God could allow sin and still be good
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Paradise Lost begins in "media Res". What does that mean?
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In the middle of the story and then goes backward to the beginning
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When Milton appeals to the muse to instruct him as he instructed the shepherd on oren, who is he referring to?
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Moses
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What is a muse?
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One of a number of Greek goddesses that inspire different art forms
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Why does he also mention the Pool of Siloam in his appeal to the Muse?
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That is where Jesus healed the man born blind
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Who is Milton's Muse in Paradise Lost?
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The Holy Spirit
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Who does Milton say was responsible for causing Adam and Eve to sin?
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The serpent, or rather Satan
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What does Milton say is the whole purpose of Paradise Lost?
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To discuss Man's fall and resultant misery
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What questions does Milton want the Holy Spirit to address first in Paradise Lost?
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Why or first parents chose to sin
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What is it called when someone tries to explain the origin of evil?
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A theodicy
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What punishment did Satan and the fallen angels receive from God at the beginning for Book 1?
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They were cast out of heaven and pinned down in a sea of black, flaming fire in a dreadful prison called Chaos
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Who was the fallen angel lying next to Satan on the fiery floor?
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Beelzebub
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How long were the fallen angles pinned down to the floor of Chaos?
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9 days
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"Rest can never dwell, Hope never comes that comes to all." What other poem is alluding to in the quote?
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Dante's Inferno
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what does Satan say was their biggest mistake in their rebellion?
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They underestimated God's strength
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What is Beelzebub's conclusion about God after their battle with Him?
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He concludes God is absolutely all-powerful
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What does Satan tell Beelzebub their future goal will be?
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He says they will always try to subvert God's purpose by interfering with his work.
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Satan says that at least there is a "silver lining" to there imprisonment. What is it?
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The fiery hail that followed them back down to chaos has let up and God has called his angels back to heaven form chasing them
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What is ironic about Satan's claim in Book 1: Line 106, "that all is not lost?"
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He is in Hell
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What does Satan say they will always continue to do even though in hell?
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He says they will continue to seek revenge against God
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In Book 1: Line 136; Beelzebub says he is afraid God is not yet through with them. Why is he nervous?
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He is afraid there may be even more punishment to come
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Beelzebub makes a conclusion about God's strength. What is it?
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That God is omnipotent
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What does "Omnipotent" mean?
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All-powerful
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Satan tells Beelzebub something will be their chief delight. What is the "something".
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To do Evil
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Satan says there is a "silver lining" or bright side to their punishment. What is the "Bright Side" ?
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For the moment at least God has called his other angels back to heaven and has stopped reigning fiery hail on them
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After Satan and Beelzebub have talked for a bit. Satan suggests they move. Where does he want to go? Why?
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Wants to go to the dry shore. Wants to get enough relief from the fire to plan their next move on how to offend God
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Milton compares Satan to two very large things. What are they?
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1. Titans
2. Whale |
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Milton makes reference to the "Stygian Flood." What is that?
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A reference to the River Styx
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Milton compares the dreadful place to where the angels are imprisoned to Mt. Aetna. Why?
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It's a volcano that spews lava
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What does Satan mean when he says, "Farthest is best"
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Farther away from God the better. Hell is as far as he can get away form God, it's the place for him
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Why is Satan's line, "Here at least we shall be free", so ironic?
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They are in prison in hell
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What does satan mean when he says, "To reign is worth ambition, through in Hell?"
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To be a ruler in charge of yourself and out from under is worth striving for even if it means you wind up in hell
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What are the most famous lines in Paradise Lost?
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Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
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Satan says, "The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven." What does that mean?
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He thinks he has the power to bend any place to his will. Can make Heaven a Hell and Hell his own Heaven
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Why does Milton's muse identify the fallen angels? What names does he give them?
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Identifies them using the names of idols that would later become well known.
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Who is Moloch?
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Ammonite idol to whom the Ammonites sacrificed Chirldren
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Who is Dagon?
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The fish god of the Philistines....half-man and fish
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What are the Baalim and the Ashteroth?
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They are male and female fertility gods, quit pornographic in their images
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What biblical country is associated with the gods, Osirus, Isis, and Orus?
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Egypt
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Who is Belial?
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The god of lust. The vilest of all the fallen angles
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Why doesn't Belial have a specific country and temple
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He's worshipped everywhere
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What does the bible mean when it says someone is a "son of Bebial"?
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They are morally gross and vile, like the sons of Eli in the Book of Samuel
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To what does Milton compare Satan's shield?
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The moon
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What does Milton say about Satan's spear?
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It is bigger than the largest ship mast in the world making the mast look like a wand
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Milton describes the fallen angles floating on the sea of fire two ways. How?
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1. Like Fallen leaves
2. Look like Pharaoh's dead army floating in the Red Sea |
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Before Satan calls up the fallen angels he more or less mocks them. What does he say?
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"Are you resting taking a nap after battle or are you worshipping the God that beat you in battle
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What does he say when he calls them up? Why is what he says ironic?
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He says, "Rise or be forever Fallen". It's ironic because they are forever fallen
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What do the fallen angels look like when they spring up? How does Milton describe them?
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They look like the locusts God sent against Egypt
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The fact that Milton has made three references to Egypt indicate that he is using what literary device?
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Epic Simile
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What does Milton say about the sex of the fallen angles?
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They can change sex and be either male or female
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Why does Milton include the long list of angels.
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Catalogues are common in epic poetry
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When all the fallen angels appear before satan they are gloomy and downcast. Satan is not. What attribute keeps him from being down?
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Pride
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Satan blames God for their rebellion. What does he say God did that caused them to rebel?
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God hid His Strength
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Satan says there is the rumor of a new creation and creature. What is he talking about?
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Earth and Man
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One of the deomons leads the other demons to dig gold out of the prison the demons are in. Who was he?
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Mammon
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What word does Milton use to describe their digging that makes it sound like they are digging in a body?
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Ribs
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What does the word "Mammon" mean?
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Money or Wealth
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What do they name the temple they build to themselves? What does the name mean?
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Pandemonium = All demons
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Who leads the building of the temple in hell?
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Mulciber
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Where are the demons going at the end of book 1?
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Counsel of demons
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What do the demons do at the end of Book 1 so they can all fit into the temple?
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Shrink down to where they look like bees
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What purpose do the asphalt lights in the temple play?
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Stars even though they stink
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Book 9 of Paradise Lost contains the climax of the poem. What is it?
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The climax is the Fall itself. That is it occurs when Adam and Eve eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
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Milton uses a phrase to describe the difficulty of telling the story of the fall. What is it?
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"Sad Task"
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Milton says that in a way the story of the Fall is even more heroic than some of the other great epic poems. Which ones does he cite?
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The Aeneid and the Odyssey
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When does Milton say his Muse visits him?
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While he is sleeping
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What autobiographical information does Milton give about his writing Paradise Lost?
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Planned if for a long time but waited very late to actually write it
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Milton says there are two things that might prevent him from finishing his poem. What are they?
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1. Old age
2. The cold weather |
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How did Satan hide from Uriel?
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Circled the earth for seven days riding in the darkness
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Who is Uriel?
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Angelic guardian of the sun
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How did Satan enter the Garden?
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Though the Tigris River which went underground and then came up in a fountain in the Garden
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What animal does Satan use to tempt Eve?
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The Serpent
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Describe how Satan enters the serpent?
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Finds serpent sleeping and enters through his mouth where he simply waits for daylight
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What does Adam and Eve do at Sunrise?
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They rise and offers worship and praise to God
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What does Eve want to do?
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Wants to work separately from Adam
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What argument does Eve use to justify working alone?
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When they work together they get distracted and don't actually accomplish very much
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How does Adam respond to Eve and what does he say?
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Responds with mildness and say that God is not so strict about their work that they are not supposed to enjoy one another
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To what does Adam compare conversation?
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Food for the mind
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Both Adam and Eve hint they will later be joined by others. Who do they have in mind?
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Their children
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What is their job in the Garden?
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To clear the pathways and rake up fallen flowers etc.
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Adam tells Eve he thinks they ought to stay together. Why?
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They are stronger together then apart and they are to be on the lookout for someone dangerous
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How does Eve respond to Adam's words?
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She pouts because her feelings are hurt
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When Adam refers to Eve as the virgin Majesty. Is he arguing that they have not been intimate?
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No, he is talking about the fact that she is still innocent without sin
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What does Eve say about Adam's concerns?
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She heard the angel's warnings but is still not afraid especially because she cannot die
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What is Eve's general emotional response to Adam?
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She is wounded because she thinks he doesn't trust her
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How does Adam respond to her hurt feelings?
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That he is a better man when she is near and that he had hoped she would feel that same way
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How does Eve respond to his last warnings?
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If they have to live in such narrow confines, it is really not "paradise" after all
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How does Adam respond?
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Tells her he doesn't want to restrain her and will let her go off and work b herself, but he does that with a final warning
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What does that act of her dropping Adam's hand foreshadow?
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The breaking of fellowship with both Adam and God
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Why does Milton then compare Eve to so many different pagan, mythological characters?
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Eve is about to become Pagan herself
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What weapons of war does Eve carry with her as she goes off to war?
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Couple of wooden gardening tools
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What was the serpent's hope as he starts off looking for Adam and Eve?
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He might find Eve alone
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What was Eve doing when Satan found her working?
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She was propping up (tying up) roses with myrtle bands
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What does Satan do when he first sees Eve?
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Nothing at first. He is overcome by her beauty
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Satan reminds himself that only one thing give him pleasure. What is it?
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Destroying things
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Why did Satan dread Adam more than Eve?
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Thought he was both smarter and stronger
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Why did Satan dread Adam more then Eve?
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Thought Adam was more smarter and stronger
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What does Satan use to destroy Eve?
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He appeals to her vanity and pride by praising her endlessly
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What was different about the serpent's approach to Eve than the way serpents move today?
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He was upright on his tail, not crawling on his belly
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What was the serpent's appearance like?
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Eract, golden and beautiful. His eyes were a brilliant red
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How did Satan get Eves attention?
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Swaying back and forth, perhaps bowing to her. Then he spoke
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What did Satan first say to Eve?
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He begged her to not be afraid
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Satan recalls a word that Adams used about their conversation. What was the word?
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Satiate = Filled up
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What titles does Satan give Eve?
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Fairest of the fair
goddess among gods |
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What does Eve want to know from the serpent?
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How he learned to talk
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what does Satan say to answer her question?
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He ate the fruit of the tree and it opened his eyes
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Satan uses some pastoral imagery to describe the small of the fruit. What imagery does he use?
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Smelled like fresh goat milk, sweet and delicious
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What does the serpent want to do after eating from the tree?
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Wanted to come and worship Eve
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What does the serpent say was his only interests prior to eating of the tree?
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Only wanted to eat and chase female snakes
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What does Eve ask the serpent to do next?
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Wants him to show her the tree
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What is Eve's response when she sees the tree?
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That he could have saved her the time. Says the tree is forbidden
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How does Satan convince her to eat of the tree?
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Tells her she Won't die and that she will, in fact, become as smart as God just as he has become as smart as a human
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How does Milton change the poetry at the fatal scene of her eating the fruit?
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He makes it very short and present tense. He wants the reader to see the scene
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What does Eve do after tasting the fruit?
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She engorges herself
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What does Satan do after she tastes the fruit?
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Slinks away
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What decision does Eve wrestle with next?
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Has decided whether to share the fruit with Adam
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What was Adam doing while she was away?
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Platting a wreath of flowers (a garland) of her hair
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What does he do when he sees her coming with the fruit? What does his action symbolize?
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Drops the wreath. It symbolizes the end of paradise
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