On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity Quizzes

On the Morning of Christ's Nativity Quiz

1 Who is the "Prince of Light"?
John

Matthew

Luke

Christ
2 Which Biblical event does Milton include in the "Nativity Ode"?
The Great Flood

The Final Judgment

Lot's Wife

Samson and Delilah
3 Who is the "dragon"?
Satan

Mars

Beelzebub

Apollo
4 Who is Apollo?
Roman god of harvest

Greek god of love

Greek god of war

Greek god of poetry
5 What is a muse?
Milton's lover

A Greek goddess who inspires poetry

One of Satan's crew

A Roman God
6 Which event occurs after the birth of Christ?
Angels sing in a chorus

Animals sing in a chorus

Shepherds sing in a chorus

Wise men sings in a chorus
7 How old was Milton when he wrote the "Nativity Ode"?
18

43

30

21
8 Where did the "Nativity Ode" appear in Milton's first collection of poems?
Middle of the collection

Last poem

Did not appear in the collection

First poem
9 What major event was about to begin when Milton wrote the "Nativity Ode"?
English Civil Wars

Napoleonic Wars

The Crusades

Revolutionary War
10 Milton compares the music that played at Christ's birth to ___.
The music that played after the Fall

The music that played during the crucifixion

The music that played when Noah was saved

The music that played when the world was created
11 Milton tells his muse to ___.
Banish the pagan gods.

Take his hymn to the infant Christ.

Banish Satan.

Tell him about classical heroes.
12 Immediately after Christ's birth, ___
A war against the Trojans begins.

A war against Greece begins.

A war against Rome begins.

All wars cease.
13 Who was the King of England at the time Milton wrote the "Nativity Ode"?
King Charles I

King Henry VIII

King Edward II

King Richard III
14 At the time Milton wrote the "Nativity Ode," he was a/an ___.
Unknown poet

Celebrated pamphleteer

Celebrated poet

Famous politician
15 Milton wrote the "Nativity Ode" in ____.
1629

1914

1708

1645
16 Some sections of the "Nativity Ode" resemble Milton's later epic poem ____.
Life in Paradise

Adam's Paradise

Paradise Lost

Holding onto Paradise
17 Milton draws from the conventions of ____ poetry in the "Nativity Ode."
modern

epic

Persian

blank verse
18 What is the final scene in the "Nativity Ode"?
The pagan gods are destroyed.

A fleet of angels surround Christ in the manger.

Satan retreats to Hell.

Milton arrives in the manger.
19 What event occurs in the introduction to Milton's hymn?
Milton sends the wise men to the manger.

Milton sends his muse to the manger.

Milton sends the shepherds to the manger.

Milton sends his friend to the manger.
20 Milton explains how Christ died ____.
Because he missed Heaven.

Because he was betrayed by Judas.

To climb the pyramid in Heaven.

To redeem our sins.
21 Milton compares angels to ___.
a lily

a squadron

flowers

doves
22 Christ was born during which season?
Fall

Summer

Winter

Spring
23 At Christ's birth, Nature is ___.
Ashamed

Overjoyed

Frightened

Sad
24 Milton's shepherds talk about ____.
Their love for Christ

Their excitement that Christ has been born

Their lovers

Their deeply religious feelings
25 Milton describes how after the Final Judgment, ____.
Heaven will be destroyed.

All sinners will enter Heaven.

Earth will be destroyed.

Satan will enter Heaven.

The epic nature of this poem takes away from the spiritual thematic power I think Milton intended. Milton frequently falls back on the conventions of classical epic poetry to describe the birth of Christ in the “Nativity Ode.” By fusing his...

Asked by Kiran M #1189308

Answered by Aslan on 11/7/2021 5:30 PM