“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’s masterpiece “Paradise Lost” was published in”

A. 1668
B. 1665
C. 1667
D. 1670

Answer

C. 1667

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

“The mighty-mouthed inventor of harmonies,” Alfred Tennyson said these words about whom?

A. Dryden
B. Pope
C. Ben Johnson
D. Milton

Answer

D. Milton

Who called Milton “The mighty-mouthed inventor of harmonies”?

A. Robert Browning
B. Arthur Hallam
C. Alfred Tennyson
D. Emily, Lady Tennyson

Answer

C. Alfred Tennyson