Biographia Literaria, or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Biographia Literaria, or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Coleridge says that informative reviews emphasize which quality?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Encouragement.
(c) Faith.
(d) Diction.

2. Who did Coleridge identify with most?
(a) Classic Greek writers.
(b) Classic Roman writers.
(c) Contemporary writers.
(d) Female writers.

3. Which of these is the third inner experience category Coleridge describes?
(a) Organized.
(b) Careful.
(c) Spontaneous.
(d) Illusive.

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

5. What does Coleridge seem to be most impressed by?
(a) Wordsowrth's writing.
(b) Wordsworth's happiness.
(c) Wordsworth's relationships.
(d) Wordsworth's attitude toward life.

6. Coleridge quotes Wordsworth to make a point about what?
(a) Relationships.
(b) Genius.
(c) Style.
(d) Vocabulary.

7. Coleridge claims to not agree with the law of what?
(a) Association.
(b) Comprehension
(c) Motion.
(d) Action.

8. What did Descartes develop?
(a) Feudalism.
(b) Dualism.
(c) Pschology.
(d) Philosophy.

9. In Coleridge's example, why was the girl ranting and raving?
(a) She was confused.
(b) She was schizophrenic.
(c) She had a fever.
(d) She was anemic.

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

11. What do Coleridge's agents link?
(a) Ideas.
(b) Writing.
(c) Thoughts.
(d) Knowledge.

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

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

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 credit Wordsworth with opening up?
(a) Memoirs.
(b) Sonnets.
(c) Lyrical ballads.
(d) Epic poems.

Short Answer Questions

1. Coleridge mentions that he does not always agree with which writer?

2. What is Coleridge hoping to show the reader?

3. Since the days of Chaucer and Gower, what does Coleridge believe writing requires now?

4. What is the first emotion Coleridge says he does not understand toward him?

5. Ludovicus sought to explain the power of which of the following?

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