Q I. What type of poem is “On His Blindness”?
a. Sonnet
b. Epic
c. Free verse
d. Haiku

Q. 2 In what year was “On His Blindness” published?
a. 1629
b. 1645
c. 1667
d. 1673

Answer: The sonnet was first published in Milton’s 1673 Poems in his autograph notebook, known as the “Trinity Manuscript”.

Q 3. What is the central theme of “On His Blindness”?
a. Faith and perseverance
b. Love and loss
c. Nature and beauty
d. Politics and power

Q 4. Who is the speaker of “On His Blindness”?
a. John Milton
b. God
c. Satan
d. Adam

Q 5. What literary device is used in the opening line of “On His Blindness”?
a. Metaphor
b. Personification
c. Simile
d. Hyperbole

Q 6. What does the speaker mean by “when I consider how my light is spent”?
a. He has lost his sight
b. He has lost his faith
c. He has lost his sense of purpose
d. He has lost his physical strength

Q 7. What does the speaker mean by “they also serve who only stand and wait”?
a. Everyone can serve God in their way, regardless of their abilities
b. Only those who actively serve God will be rewarded
c. Waiting for God to act is a waste of time
d. Serving God is only meaningful if it is done with great effort

Q 8. What does the speaker mean by “his state is kingly; thousands at his bidding speed”?
a. God is powerful and commands many angels serving him
b. The speaker is a king in his right
c. The devil has many followers
d. The world is a chaotic and unpredictable place

Q 9. What is the rhyme scheme of “On His Blindness”?
a. ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
b. ABBA ABBA CDE CDE
c. ABABABAB CDCDCD
d. ABCCBADEFEFGG

Q 10. How many lines does a sonnet have?
a. 8
b. 10
c. 12
d. 14

Q 11. What is the traditional subject matter of a sonnet?
a. Love
b. Politics
c. Nature
d. Religion

Q 12. What famous epic poem did John Milton write?
a. The Waste Land
b. Paradise Lost
c. Leaves of Grass
d. Beowulf

Q 13. In what year was John Milton born?
a. 1608
b. 1619
c. 1629
d. 1639

Q 14. Where was John Milton born?
a. London, England
b. Paris, France
c. Madrid, Spain
d. Rome, Italy

Q 15. Name the poem that begins with the lines, “When I behold, upon the night’s starr’d face…”?
a. “On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity”
b. “Lycidas”
c. “Il Penseroso”
d. “Sonnets”

Q 16. What is the title of the poem that begins with the lines, “Avenge, O Lord, thy slaughter’d saints, whose bones…”
a. “Lycidas”
b. “Paradise Regained”
c. “Sonnet XIX”
d. “On the Late Massacre in Piedmont”

Q 17. In what language did John Milton write his poems?
a. French
b. Spanish
c. Italian
d. English

Q 18. Which of the following was NOT a political position held by John Milton?
a. Secretary for Foreign Tongues
b. Member of Parliament
c. Ambassador to France
d. Secretary for the Environment

Q 19. What was the name of John Milton’s first wife?
a. Anne
b. Elizabeth
c. Mary
d. Sarah

Q 210. What was the name of John Milton’s most famous work of political writing?
a. “Paradise Lost”
b. “Areopagitica”
c. “Comus”
d. “L’Allegro”

Q 21. What is the name of the university that John Milton attended?
a. Cambridge University
b. Oxford University
c. University of Edinburgh
d. University of Paris

Q 22. In what year did John Milton die?
a. 1674
b. 1684
c. 1694
d. 1704

Q 23. What was the name of the school that John Milton founded for his nephews?
a. Milton Academy
b. The Milton School
c. The Free Grammar School
d. The Miltonian Institute

Q 24. Name the poem that begins with the lines, “Hence, loathed Melancholy, / Of Cerberus and blackest Midnight born…”?
a. “Il Penseroso”
b. “L’Allegro”
c. “Comus”
d. “Paradise Lost”

Q 25. In what year did John Milton go blind?
a. 1645
b. 1652
c. 1665
d. 1675

Q 26. According to Milton, what does he feel incapable of doing because of his blindness?
a) Serving God
b) Pursuing his career
c) Enjoying nature
d) Interacting with others

Q 27. In the poem, Milton compares himself to which biblical figure?
a) Adam
b) Moses
c) Job
d) David

Q 28. What does Milton fear he will hear upon facing God?
a) Praise
b) Rejection
c) Criticism
d) Forgiveness

Q 29. What resolution does Milton come to by the end of the poem?
a) He decides to renounce his faith.
b) He resolves to continue serving God in whatever way he can.
c) He plans to seek revenge for his blindness.
d) He decides to isolate himself from society.
Answer: b) He resolves to continue serving God in whatever way he can.

Q 30. Which of the following best describes the tone of the poem?
a) Joyful
b) Regretful
c) Angry
d) Hopeless

Q 31. What is the significance of the title “On His Blindness”?
a) It refers to Milton’s inability to see physically.
b) It symbolizes Milton’s lack of insight into his own life.
c) It represents Milton’s realization of his spiritual blindness.
d) It signifies Milton’s struggle with mental illness.

Q 32. Who assigned the title to the poem ‘On His Blindness’?

a) John Milton

b)Shakespeare

c) Wordsworth

d) Thomas Newton