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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 refers to Poems of Various Subjects as being which of the following?
(a) Sophisticated.
(b) Horrible.
(c) Juvenile.
(d) Intelligent.

2. According to Coleridge, what has changed from the days of Chaucer and Gower?
(a) Tone.
(b) Style.
(c) Language.
(d) Imagery.

3. What chain does Coleridge examine?
(a) Ideas.
(b) Delirium.
(c) Associations.
(d) Memory.

4. How does Coleridge feel about William Bowles overall?
(a) He is impressed.
(b) He finds him ignorant.
(c) He finds him in bad taste.
(d) He finds him adequate.

5. What is the first inner experience category Coleridge mentions?
(a) Passive.
(b) Aggressive.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Faithless.

Short Answer Questions

1. Coleridge states his name is popular in spite of which of the following?

2. What is Coleridge hoping to show the reader?

3. What does Coleridge seem to be most impressed by?

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

5. The writings that gave Coleridge the most criticism regarded criticisms of which author?

Short Essay Questions

1. What importance does Coleridge put on blame?

2. What opinions does Coleridge have of Wordsworth's diction?

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

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

5. How does Coleridge compare the style of old and modern poets?

6. How does Coleridge describe pedantry?

7. How does Coleridge compare Wordsworth and Crowley?

8. What comments about mankind does Coleridge make in Chapter V?

9. How does Coleridge compare Wordsworth and Daniel?

10. What does Coleridge say about rivals?

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