In how many books is Paradise Lost divided ?
Correct answer: B. Twelve
- A. Nine
- B. Twelve
- C. Eighteen
- D. Fourteen
Explanation
Paradise Lost is divided into twelve books in its final form, modelled partly on the structure of Virgil’s Aeneid. Milton originally divided it into ten books.
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