Areopagitica and Other Prose Works Quizzes

Areopagitica and Other Prose Works "Areopagitica" Context

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1 What bodies made up Parliament during Milton's time?

The Senate and the House

Just the House of Lords

The House of Lords and the House of Commons

Just the House of Commons
2 Who were the principal rivals in the English Civil War?

Royalists and Parliamentarians

Protestants and followers of Charles I

Protestants and Catholics

Followers of Charles I and followers of Charles II
3 Which king was executed during the English Civil War?

Charles II

Charles I

Henry VIII

Richard II
4 Who became the leader of England immediately after the Civil War?

Charles II

Charles I

Oliver Cromwell

Elizabeth I
5 Which of the following was NOT a factor in the English Civil War?

The king's perceived Catholic sympathies

Widespread class instability

Foreign aggression

The king's failure to consider Parliament
6 What was the Protestant Reformation?

The period in history where many people split off from Catholicism to found their own versions of Christianity

The movement to reform Protestantism in the middle of the sixteenth century

The year when Protestantism became the official religion everywhere in Europe

The movement to restore a Protestant monarch to the English throne
7 Who was the first Protestant ruler of England?

Elizabeth I

Richard II

Charles I

Henry VIII
8 Which of the following is NOT an aspect of Catholicism criticized by Protestants?

Strict hierarchy

Belief in the "real presence" of Christ in the Eucharist

Accumulation of wealth

Belief in one God in three persons
9 Which Protestant sect was Milton most closely aligned with?

Lutherans

Puritans

Anglicans

Calvinists
10 What was the most common topic for published writing in seventeenth-century England?

Poetry

Religion

History

Politics
11 What was Milton's attitude towards the king?

Wholehearted supporter

Tentative opponent

Radical opponent

Dubious supporter
12 What was Milton's relationship to Parliament?

Strong opposition

Critical support

Major leader

Absolute follower
13 When was John Milton born?

1644

1580

1650

1608
14 Where was Milton born?

York

France

Italy

London
15 What class was John Milton born into?

Aristocracy

Lower middle class

Working class

Wealthy professional
16 What did Milton do as a child?

Fight in the English Civil War

Work in his father's business

Live on his family estate and write poetry

Attend school
17 What is Milton's most famous work?

Polyolbion

Paradise Lost

Doctor Faustus

Areopagitica
18 How did Milton's time at Cambridge most obviously shape his poetry and prose?

Refusal to engage with other European traditions

Conservative tendencies

Classical influence

Respect for the Church of England
19 What was Milton's religious alignment?

Radical Protestant

Catholic

Atheist

Conservative Protestant
20 When was "Areopagitica" written?

1624

1654

1634

1644
21 Who was the intended audience of "Areopagitica"?

The Catholics

Parliament

The king

The common people
22 How was "Areopagitica" originally made public?

As a cheap pamphlet

As a speech

As part of a book of essays by Milton

As an essay in an anthology
23 What theme is important in both Paradise Lost and "Areopagitica"?

Gender

Obedience

Free speech

The fall
24 What kind of writer was Milton when it came to publishing his works?

A perfectionist who oversaw every detail of the finished product

A man driven primarily by the desire to make money, who tailored his writing to what was popular

A studious writer, who would wash his hands of his writing once it went to the publisher

A writer driven by passion who rarely made edits, and just wanted his work to be heard
25 What was the impact of "Areopagitica"?

Parliament tightened censorship laws in response to Milton's loud opposition

Parliament ignored the speech

Free speech was made the law of the land

Free speech gradually became an expectation

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