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

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

3. How old was Coleridge when he met Wordsworth?
(a) 24.
(b) 8.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

4. Coleridge thought that genius could be seen through which literary device?
(a) Syntax.
(b) Irony.
(c) Diction.
(d) Figurative language.

5. In the example of the girl who was ranting and raving, what was Coleridge interested in?
(a) How the girl knew what to say.
(b) Where the rants came from.
(c) Why the girl wanted others to understand what she was saying.
(d) Who told the girl to rant and rave.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Coleridge, what does the mind record?

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

3. Where did Coleridge and Wordsworth first meet?

4. What is the first task of the mind, according to Coleridge?

5. How many agents does Coleridge mention?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Coleridge say a poem's subject should be remote from the poet?

2. What are the five agents Coleridge describes?

3. Describe Coleridge's view of Wordsworth.

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

5. What is Coleridge's general view of writing?

6. Why does Coleridge quote Wordsworth?

7. Who did Coleridge feel he could identify with most?

8. Why does Coleridge find Wordsworth quotable?

9. What importance does Coleridge put on blame?

10. What does Coleridge say his greatest fault is?

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