Which of the following events occur(s) in the first book of John Milton's "Paradise Lost" ?
Correct answer: D. A and B
- A. Satan lays dazed on the burning lake.
- B. Satan assembles his fallen legions.
- C. Adam and Eve fall from the state of Paradise.
- D. A and B
Explanation
Book I opens with Satan lying stunned on the burning lake and later shows him summoning and organizing the fallen angels. Adam and Eve’s Fall occurs much later in the epic, so both A and B are correct.
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