“On his blindness”, a collection of sonnets is written by:

A. Edmund Spenser
B. John Milton
C. Shakespeare
D. Sir Philip Sidney

Answer

B. John Milton

Which writer was not active under both Elizabeth I and James I?

A. William Shakespeare
B. Ben Jonson
C. John Donne
D. John Milton

Answer

D. John Milton

Why does Wordsworth’s philosophy surpass Milton’s, according to Keats?

A. Because Wordsworth is a greater genius
B. Because Wordsworth is Keats’ friend
C. Because Milton lacked talent
D. Because it adheres to the age in which Wordsworth wrote

Answer

D. Because it adheres to the age in which Wordsworth wrote

“This man cuts us all, and the ancient too” was said about Milton by:

A. John Donne
B. John Dryden
C. William Wordsworth
D. Ben Johnson

Answer

B. John Dryden

Milton wrote the poem “Lycidas” in:

A. 1638
B. 1637
C. 1630
D. 1618

Answer

B. 1637

“The soul was like a star, and dwelt apart” was written about Milton by:

A. William James
B. Shakespeare
C. William Wordsworth
D. Lord Byron

Answer

C. William Wordsworth

_____ was the greatest poet of the Puritan age.

A. John Dryden
B. John Milton
C. Shakespeare
D. John Donne

Answer

B. John Milton

_____ was the noblest representative of the Puritan spirit.

A. Chaucer
B. Dryden
C. Milton
D. Eliot

Answer

C. Milton

The Puritan age is also known as the age of:

A. Dryden
B. Milton
C. Chaucer
D. Shakespeare

Answer

B. Milton