Paradise Lost
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Paradise Lost
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Introduction
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Plot Summary
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Summary & Analysis
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4
Book 5
Book 6
Book 7
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Themes
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Hierarchy and Order
Disobedience and Revolt
Sin and Innocence
Free Will and Predestination
Love and Marriage
Quotes
Characters
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Satan
God the Father
God the Son
Adam
Eve
Sin
Death
Symbols
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The Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge
The Scales in the Sky
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All Literary Devices
Allegory
Allusions
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Imagery
Logos
Mood
Paradox
Pathos
Personification
Satire
Setting
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Why does God say that Adam and Eve can no longer live in Paradise after the Fall?
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Because they have eaten the fruit from the Tree of Life
Because they have stopped repenting for their disobedience
Because Paradise is perfect but they are now impure
Because Paradise has been corrupted and cannot sustain human life
Why does God decide to show Adam visions of humanity's future?
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To lessen Adam's despair
To remind him of the consequences of disobedience
To teach him about the true nature of Eden
To warn him about the dangers of life outside the garden
What resolution does Eve make for her role in bringing Death into the world?
3 of 14
To leave Adam and live alone in remorse
To seek revenge on Satan by herself
To obey both Adam and God
To find the Tree of Life and regain immortality
Which angel does God send to Adam and Eve in Paradise in Book 11?
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Michael
Raphael
Gabriel
Uriel
How does Eve respond to the news that she and Adam must leave Paradise immediately?
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She is relieved to escape the site of her sin
She begs Adam to reason with God
She is intrigued by the thought of the world beyond Paradise
She mourns the loss of their home
How does Michael respond when Adam mourns never being able to speak to God again?
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Michael laments the fact that Adam can only speak to God in Eden
Michael comforts Adam by telling him that he can speak to God anywhere
Michael encourages Adam to construct altars around the world dedicated to God
Michael soothes Adam by reminding him that he will meet God in Heaven
What does Michael show Adam while atop the highest hill in Paradise?
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A vision of Satan's rebellion against God
A vision of Eden's future without humanity influence
A vision of a world in which Eve never ate the forbidden fruit
A vision of his descendants' future
What is the first vision that Adam sees?
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Cain killing Abel with a stone
Enoch rising up to Heaven
Noah building an ark
The Son's sacrifice on the cross
According to Michael, how can people avoid disease and have a long life?
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By dedicating themselves to the search for a new Paradise
By being modest and virtuous
By living every moment to the fullest
By isolating themselves from other people
When Adam has a vision of men and women dancing, feasting, and having sex, why does Michael warn that these people are sinful?
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Because they are destroying the Earth's precious resources
Because they are living only for pleasure and lust
Because they are worshipping false gods
Because they are stirring up discord between the sexes
Which of the following appears in one of the visions that Michael shows Adam?
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The colonization of distant lands across the Earth
Vast armies fighting each other and destroying cities
The construction of great cathedrals over many centuries
Political revolutionaries leading massive rebellions
In what way do Enoch and Noah in Milton's poem foreshadow Jesus?
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They are righteous men who are isolated in society but protected by God
They are able to perform miracles
They lead rebellions against their nations' sinful rulers
They are killed by other people for their beliefs
How does Adam respond to the vision of nearly all life on Earth being drowned in a great flood?
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He accepts this fate as worthy punishment for humanity's continued disobedience
He again repents for his sin and prays to God to change the future
He mourns the loss of his offspring and wishes he had never seen the future
He questions why a righteous God would make the rest of humanity suffer for his own sin
According to Michael, what does the rainbow that appears in the sky after the flood represent?
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God's vow to never destroy the Earth with a flood again
The enduring love between Adam and Eve
The renewed purity of the natural world
A reminder of Adam and Eve's disobedience in Paradise
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