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

2. Coleridge found there were endless ways to modify and combine which of the following?
(a) Writing.
(b) Bleak ideas.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Vivid ideas.

3. Coleridge describes ideas as being used to form which of the following?
(a) Art.
(b) Imagery.
(c) Language.
(d) Writing.

4. What did Southey experiment with often?
(a) Form.
(b) Tone.
(c) Style.
(d) Metaphor.

5. How does Coleridge describe his master's job in giving him a classical education?
(a) Mild.
(b) Good.
(c) Horrible.
(d) Ignorant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Coleridge asks if philosophy differs from which field?

3. Which of the following did Coleridge mention he was interested in?

4. Coleridge feels it is necessary to address which of the following?

5. How old was Coleridge when he was first published?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is pedantry an issue in poetry?

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

4. What does Coleridge say his greatest fault is?

5. What does Coleridge say about Hartley?

6. How does Coleridge rely on his classical education?

7. How does Coleridge feel about critics?

8. Describe two of the theses that Coleridge describes.

9. Why does Coleridge quote Wordsworth?

10. What does Coleridge say about Descartes?

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