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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XIX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose philosophy was it to collect and explain truth?
(a) Kant.
(b) Leibniz.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Plato.

2. Which of the following does Coleridge admit he is unable to accept?
(a) Fame.
(b) Criticism.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Wealth.

3. What kind of poet does Coleridge say conveys trivial thoughts?
(a) Sanctimonious poets.
(b) Modern poets.
(c) Good poets.
(d) Old poets.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Coleridge, what has changed from the days of Chaucer and Gower?

2. What does Coleridge credit Wordsworth with opening up?

3. How does Coleridge describe the idea of poetry?

4. Coleridge says that philosophy is not like which field?

5. Which thesis is described as an act of self-consciousness as a source of knowledge?

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