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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. What is the first emotion Coleridge says he does not understand toward him?
(a) Faith.
(b) Envy.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Happiness.

2. Coleridge states his name is popular in spite of which of the following?
(a) The world's hatred for him.
(b) The distance he places between himself and the world.
(c) The problems he has failed to overcome.
(d) The fact that he is so unpopular.

3. Who does Coleridge quote to praise his rivals?
(a) Gower.
(b) Chaucer.
(c) Bowles.
(d) Shakespeare.

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

5. Coleridge feels that his greatest fault is that he is indifferent toward which of the following?
(a) Rivals.
(b) Criticism.
(c) Public opinion.
(d) Faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Coleridge said that ideas are represented by which of the following?

2. How does Coleridge seem to view most reviewers?

3. Coleridge feels he does not deserve which of the following that he has experienced?

4. Coleridge thought that genius could be seen through which literary device?

5. Who did Coleridge identify with most?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Coleridge say Wordsworth's style was inconsistent?

2. Is Coleridge controversial?

3. What does Coleridge think about his first book of poems?

4. How does Coleridge think genius can be shown?

5. What does Coleridge say about Hartley?

6. According to Coleridge, what are the duties of the human mind?

7. Describe Coleridge's personal philosophy regarding the spirit of man.

8. What does Coleridge say about Descartes?

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

10. What does Coleridge say about the rustic life?

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