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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Coleridge, those living a rustic life have which of the following instead of language?
(a) Sounds.
(b) Music.
(c) Flow.
(d) Words.

2. According to Coleridge, who has the most quotable lines?
(a) Wordsworth.
(b) Milton.
(c) Byron.
(d) Southey.

3. Coleridge finds that quotable lines are known as such for which reason?
(a) Logic.
(b) Sensibility.
(c) Syntax.
(d) Beauty.

4. Coleridge says that there was a difference between the way Wordsworth used a word and which of the following?
(a) The spelling of a word.
(b) Denotation.
(c) Connotation.
(d) The social use of a word.

5. What does Coleridge say he used to write?
(a) Travel brochures.
(b) Pamphlets.
(c) Government documents.
(d) Bibles.

6. Where did Coleridge continue his religious education?
(a) Portugal.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Spain.

7. Coleridge says that a reader should find a poet to be which of the following?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Ambitious.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Enjoyable.

8. Which thesis states that the truth must not be conditional?
(a) Thesis II.
(b) Thesis IV.
(c) Thesis III.
(d) Thesis X.

9. Who does Coleridge state is so unique that he cannot be imitated?
(a) Southey.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Wordsworth.
(d) Bowles.

10. Coleridge says that Samuel Daniel's work shows no mark of which of the following?
(a) Time.
(b) Faith.
(c) Context.
(d) Style.

11. According to Coleridge, what is the cornerstone of morality?
(a) Calvinism.
(b) Love.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Religion.

12. Coleridge says that meter comes from a state of which emotion?
(a) Fear.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Anger.

13. Which adjective does Coleridge use to describe Wordsworth's style?
(a) Disappointing.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Naive.
(d) Inconsistent.

14. Coleridge says that Italian language used in poetry is that of which group?
(a) The learned.
(b) The hopeful.
(c) The educated.
(d) The skilled.

15. What did Coleridge write when living next to Wordsworth?
(a) Ancient Mariner.
(b) Old Woman.
(c) Angry Fisherman.
(d) Eastern Country.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which thesis states that truth must have corresponding reality?

2. Coleridge says that Wordsworth's writing shows depth of which of the following?

3. Overall, how does Coleridge feel about Crowley's style?

4. Whose theory of style does Coleridge say it is to use everyday language?

5. Who did Coleridge say he was ignorant of?

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