The Life Aand Work of John Milton(1608-1674) (Caroline Period)

In which city was Milton?

When was John Milton Born?

Which school did Milton attend?

Milton continued his studies at Cambridge. Which college of the university did he attend?

Edward King, a minor poet and a contemporary of Milton’s at Cambridge, was drowned at sea in 1637. Milton wrote an elegy for him. What was the title of this poem?

In 1638 and 1639 Milton travelled abroad. In which country did he spend most of the time?

How many times did Milton marry?

John Milton was 34 when he married Mary Powell. How old was she?

Milton was a royalist?

True  or  False

Which of the following works was NOT written by John Milton?

In 1634 Milton wrote a masque. What’s the name of that masque?

Which of these words or usages did Milton NOT coin?

Following parliament’s victory in the civil war, Milton was appointed to a position in Cromwell’s government in 1649. What was his title?

As well as poetry, Milton published extensively on politics,

philosophy and religion. Which of the following was NOT

one of his works?

When did John Milton die?

“Milton, thou should’st be living at this hour. England hath need of thee.” Indeed, But who was it, summoning his ghost?

The 20th century has been less kind to his memory. TS Eliot

found his imagery distracting, and considered his work “not

serious poetry”, but it was another critic who accused him of

“callousness to the intrinsic nature of English”. Who?