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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Coleridge read which type of writing by William Bowles?
(a) Ballads.
(b) Sonnets.
(c) Lyrics.
(d) Novels.

2. What does Coleridge admit openly about his poems?
(a) They make him wealthy.
(b) They are important.
(c) They have faults.
(d) They are near perfect.

3. According to Descartes, what had thoughts?
(a) Body.
(b) Heart.
(c) Soul.
(d) Brain.

4. Coleridge thinks that pieces of recorded memory play, causing which of the following?
(a) Ranting.
(b) Illness.
(c) Delirium.
(d) Naivety.

5. Coleridge feels he cannot afford any indignation at which of the following?
(a) Literary wrongs.
(b) Positive reviews.
(c) His rivals.
(d) Criticism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Coleridge claims that chaos involves first working with which of the following?

2. Where was Kant from?

3. According to Coleridge, what does the chain result in?

4. Which of these is the second inner experience category Coleridge describes?

5. According to Coleridge, what demands greater attention than any other profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Coleridge and Worsdworth living next to each other?

2. What does Coleridge believes makes a review salable?

3. According to Coleridge, how has language changed over time?

4. What is the purpose of a literary life, as Coleridge sees it?

5. Describe two of the theses that Coleridge describes.

6. Why does Coleridge find Wordsworth quotable?

7. What does Coleridge say about rivals?

8. What is the ultimate result of poetry, according to Coleridge?

9. Who did Coleridge feel he could identify with most?

10. Describe Coleridge's campaign against religion.

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