"Of Man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe,With loss of Eden." This is an extract from ?
Correct answer: A. Paradise Lost
- A. Paradise Lost
- B. Paradise Regained
- C. Samson Agonistes
- D. Divorce Tracts
Explanation
These are the opening lines of Milton’s Paradise Lost, which announces its subject as humanity’s first disobedience and the Fall from Eden. Paradise Regained deals mainly with Christ’s temptation rather than Adam’s Fall.
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