1 What year was Samson Agonistes published? 1616 1674 1603 1671 2 Which work of Milton's was published along with Samson Agonistes? Paradise Regain'd Paradise Lost When I Consider how my Light is Spent On the Morning of Christ's Nativity 3 Samson appears in which book of the Judeo-Christian bible? Judges Exodus Genesis Leviticus 4 What is Samson known for? His immortality His wisdom His famous father His strength 5 What oath did Samson take, declaring he would not cut his hair? Christian Israelite Sacred Nazirite 6 Who was Samson's first wife? Esther Timna Delila Judith 7 Which of these feats did Samson perform? Slaying a lion with his bare hands Scaling the world's tallest temple Lifting an entire structure off the ground Beating a giant in combat 8 Why did the men of Judah deliver Samson to the Philistines? They were paid in exchange for Samson They were working with Delila They did not want the Philistines to harm their land They disliked Samson 9 Why is Samson Agonistes significant for Milton's career? It was one of the last works he wrote Milton was also blind when he wrote the play The play features some of Milton's political ideology for England All of these 10 What is Milton's most famous work? Paradise Lost Comus On the Morning of Christ's Nativity Paradise Regain'd 11 What is the dramatic genre of Samson Agonistes? History Comedy Romance Tragedy 12 What does it mean for a play to be a closet drama? It was written in secret It was written by a woman It was not performed It was never published 13 After which dramatic style does Milton model Samson Agonistes? Shakespearean Roman Greek Jonsonian 14 Who was the monarch in England when Samson Agonistes was published? Charles I James I Charles II Nobody; England was a commonwealth 15 What is the term for the reinstitution of the English monarchy? Restoration Cromwell's Revenge Return Protectorate 16 Which king was executed during the English Civil Wars? James I Charles I Elizabeth I Charles II 17 Of which institution was John Milton critical during his poetic career? Church of England Marriage Education Organized religion in general 18 Where did John Milton go to school? Cambridge He did not attend university Oxford Harvard 19 What is Paradise Lost about? The Israelites in Egypt The primacy of man over woman The sacrifice of Jesus Christ The fall of man 20 Which of these characters in Samson Agonistes is a parallel for Eve in Paradise Lost? Samson Harapha Delila The Philistines 21 What weapon did Samson use to kill 1,000 Philistines? An exposed root in the ground His bare hands A sword A donkey's jaw bone 22 Milton's poem "When I Consider How My Light is Spent" is written in which form? Sonnet Rhyme Royal Epic Prose 23 Which does not appear in Samson Agonistes? Imagery A chorus Stage direction A protagonist 24 Which of these playwrights does Milton not mention in his preface to Samson Agonistes? Aeschylus Sophocles Shakespeare Euripides 25 Which of these texts most resembles a closet drama? Plato's Symposium Shakespeare's Hamlet Marlowe's Tamburlaine Jonson's The Alchemist
