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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To Descartes, what was intelligence?

3. What did Descartes develop?

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

5. Coleridge believes there have always been men who view which of as a problem?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Kant a favorite of Coleridge's?

2. Why does Coleridge give the example of the girl from Germany who was ranting and raving?

3. How does Coleridge describe pedantry?

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

5. How does Coleridge describe delirium?

6. What are the inner experience categories Coleridge describes?

7. What are the five agents Coleridge describes?

8. How does the chain of association work?

9. What does Coleridge say about Italian poetry?

10. What is metrical composition?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Coleridge place significance on the bad reviews he has read instead of the good? How does this tie into the conclusion and Coleridge's view of religion and blame?

Essay Topic 2

What diction and other literary devices does Coleridge use to describe his view of human nature? What can you perceive from the use of these literary devices?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the list of theses that Coleridge mentions? Choose one of the theses to explore in-depth in your essay. Explain what it is as well as its significance.

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