Tristram Shandy
Who is Tristram Shandy's eccentric uncle known for his obsession with battles?
Uncle Toby
What occupation does Lemuel Gulliver have at the beginning of the story?
SURGEON
Where was he born?
YORK
What kind of hero is Satan?
philosophical hero
What did Charles II patronise in 1662?
the Royal Society
DIGRESSIVE AND NON LINEAR STORYTELLING
What is the name of the flying island Gulliver visits, where the inhabitants are devoted to abstract learning but lack practical knowledge?
LAPUTA
Where is Crusoe's plantation?
BRAZIL
Paradise Lost opens with the precise statement of the theme of the poem which is...
'of Man's first Disobedience'
The architect who rebuilt London after the great fire
Christopher Wren
WALTER
WHAT are THE two fictional island nations that appear in the first part of the 1726 novel ?
Lilliput and Blefuscu
Various tools, weapons, and supplies
What happened to Milton with the Restoration?
He was sent to prison and hIS writings burnt
Which act was passed by Parliament which re-enacted Magna Carta and the Petion of Rights?
The Bill of Rights
TRISTRAM'S BIRTH
What vice do the Yahoos represent in Gulliver's travels?
HUMAN DEPRAVITY
Who was his story based on?
a mariner, Alexander Selkirk
Where is Hell in Milton's work?
Below chaos, in antithesis with God's world
James II fled to... and then landed in...
France/Ireland
Who crushes Tristram's nose during childbirth?
Doctor Slop
Which creatures are rational and horses in Gulliver's last adventure, embodying virtues of reason and moral living? SPELL THE NAME CORRECTLY!
Houyhnhnms
Where is Robinson Crusoe initially shipwrecked?
A remote island in the Caribbean
What is the significance of the "Tree of Knowledge" in "Paradise Lost"?
It symbolizes Adam and Eve's loss of innocence and disobedience.
When and Where did William defeat James II?
Battle of the Boyne 1690