Which work was completed last ?
Correct answer: A. John Milton's "Paradise Lost"
- A. John Milton's "Paradise Lost"
- B. George Herbert's "The Temple"
- C. William Shakespeare's "Tempest"
- D. Ben Jonson's "Volpone"
Explanation
Paradise Lost was completed around 1665 and published in 1667, later than The Temple, Volpone, and The Tempest. The answer concerns the date of completion, not the date of the work’s first publication.
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