Book X Quiz — Paradise Lost

Who intercedes before God on behalf of Adam and Eve at the beginning of Book X?

• Michael
• Raphael
• The Son
• Gabriel

Why does God decree that Adam and Eve must leave Paradise?

• As punishment for disobeying his command
• Because the pure elements of Eden reject Adam's tainted condition
• Because Satan might return and tempt them again
• Because the Tree of Life has been destroyed

What is the first scene of death that Adam witnesses in Michael's visions?

• Soldiers dying in battle
• People suffering from disease in a hospital
• Cain murdering Abel with a stone
• The drowning of humanity in the Flood

Why does Michael switch from showing Adam visions to narrating events verbally?

• Adam asks him to stop showing the visions because they are too painful
• Adam's mortal sight fails from the strain of perceiving divine objects
• The future events are too complex to show visually
• God commands Michael to stop the visions

According to Michael, what is the relationship between inner virtue and political freedom?

• Political freedom must be won before inner virtue can develop
• Inner virtue and political freedom are unrelated
• When people let passions rule over reason within, God subjects them to external tyrants
• Political freedom automatically produces inner virtue

What does Michael say Adam will possess that is 'happier far' than the garden of Eden?

• A new garden in a different land
• A paradise within himself
• The ability to return to Eden someday
• Knowledge of all future events

How does Eve learn about the future and find peace before leaving Paradise?

• Michael tells her everything while Adam watches the visions
• Adam explains everything to her after descending the hill
• God sends her favorable dreams while she sleeps
• She overhears Michael's narration from a distance

What sign does God set in the sky after the Flood as a symbol of his covenant?

• A bright star
• A pillar of fire
• A rainbow with three colors
• A dove carrying an olive branch

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

In Book X, what does 'prevenient grace' mean when Milton writes that it 'had remov'd the stonie from thir hearts'?

• Grace given as a reward for good behavior
• Grace that comes before and enables human repentance
• Grace that prevents further sin
• Grace earned through prayer and sacrifice

When Michael describes the Messiah's followers who will 'speak all Tongues, and do all Miracles,' which event is he referring to?

• The Last Judgment
• The Tower of Babel
• Pentecost and the apostolic ministry
• The Exodus from Egypt

What does Milton mean by 'shadowie Types' in Michael's explanation of the Mosaic Law?

• Dark and mysterious laws that no one could understand
• Old Testament figures and rituals that prefigure Christ's redemption
• Pagan religious practices borrowed by the Israelites
• Written letters carved into stone tablets