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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Coleridge describe as a work of beauty and elegance?
(a) Faith.
(b) Paintings.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Religon.

2. Where did Coleridge and Wordsworth first meet?
(a) Bristol.
(b) Oxford.
(c) London.
(d) Cambridge.

3. Coleridge believes there have always been men who view which of as a problem?
(a) Faith.
(b) Relationships.
(c) Their own education.
(d) Their own nature.

4. In Chapter VI, Coleridge uses an example of a girl from which country?
(a) China.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Germany.
(d) Russia.

5. How old was Coleridge when he read William Bowles?
(a) 23.
(b) 25.
(c) 20.
(d) 17.

6. Coleridge asks if philosophy differs from which field?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Math.
(c) Psychology.
(d) History.

7. According to Coleridge, what does the mind record?
(a) Every touch it feels.
(b) Every word it hears.
(c) Every taste it tastes.
(d) Every sight it sees.

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

9. How many agents does Coleridge mention?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

10. Coleridge feels it is necessary to address which of the following?
(a) Rumors.
(b) Fans.
(c) Controversy.
(d) Criticism.

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

12. Coleridge says that the only time he had the opportunity to anger anybody was when he was published in which medium?
(a) Anthology.
(b) Magazine.
(c) Newspaper.
(d) Novel.

13. Coleridge claims that chaos involves second working with which of the following?
(a) Thoughts.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Feelings.
(d) Knowledge.

14. Coleridge claims to owe what fraction of his reputation to critics?
(a) 3/4.
(b) 1/10.
(c) 2/3.
(d) 1/2.

15. What does Coleridge describe as a cause and effect sequence?
(a) Associations.
(b) Thoughts.
(c) Dilerium.
(d) Actions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Coleridge describes which of the following as being a part of genius?

2. In the example of the girl who was ranting and raving, what was Coleridge interested in?

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

4. To Descartes, what was intelligence?

5. How does Coleridge feel about William Bowles overall?

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