John Milton Biography Quiz

John Milton Biography Quiz

Quiz

 

1. John Milton was born on December 9, ------------ in the Bread Street, London.
   1.   1602
   2.   1604
   3.   1606
   4.   1608
2. Milton’s Father was disinherited by his father because Milton’s father converted to ---------------------------------------.
   1.   Jewism
   2.   Protestant
   3.   Catholism
   4.   Aetheism
3. In which of his work Milton told his friend that Milton’s father “destined me from my infancy to the study of polite literature”?
   1.   Tract on Divorce
   2.   Second Defence of the English People
   3.   Lycidas
   4.   Christ's Nativity
4. What was the name of the school where Milton studied?
   1.   St. Paul’s
   2.   Eton
   3.   Harrow
   4.   St. Beckett's
5. When did Milton enter Christ’s College, Cambridge?
   1.   February 12, 1623
   2.   February 12, 1625
   3.   February 12, 1627
   4.   February 12, 1629
6. When did Milton get his M. A. degree?
   1.   1630
   2.   1632
   3.   1634
   4.   1636
7. Milton’s father wanted his son to join the service of ------------------------.
   1.   government
   2.   court
   3.   Church
   4.   industry
8. When Milton was just 21 in ------------------------ he wrote Ode on the Morning of Christ’s Nativity.
   1.   1626
   2.   1627
   3.   1629
   4.   1631
9. One of the followings does not belong to early years of Milton’s career:
   1.   On Shakespeare
   2.   At a Solemn Music
   3.   On Being Arrived at the Age of Twenty-three
   4.   Paradise Regained
10. Comus, a mask which shows Milton’s love for music was published in ----------------------.
    1.   1628
    2.   1630
    3.   1632
    4.   1634
11. Which one of the following poem is written by Milton to commemorate his friendship with Edward King, drowned in the Irish Sea in 1637?
    1.   Lycidas
    2.   Samson Agonistes
    3.   On Blindness
    4.   On Shakespeare
12. When did Milton go on the continental tour?
    1.   1638
    2.   1636
    3.   1634
    4.   1632
13. How many times did Milton get married?
    1.   One time
    2.   Two times
    3.   Three times
    4.   Four Times
14. When was Paradise Lost completed?
    1.   1658
    2.   1660
    3.   1663
    4.   1668
15. Samson Agonistes came out in ----------------------------.
    1.   1661
    2.   1665
    3.   1667
    4.   1669
16. When did Milton pass away?
    1.   November 1674
    2.   November 1675
    3.   November 1676
    4.   November 1678