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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 feels it is necessary to address which of the following?

2. Coleridge says that the only time he had the opportunity to anger anybody was when he was published in which medium?

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

4. To Descartes, what was intelligence?

5. What is the second task of the mind, according to Coleridge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the five agents Coleridge describes?

2. How does Coleridge feel about his education?

3. What does Coleridge believes makes a review salable?

4. Is Coleridge controversial?

5. What is the ultimate result of poetry, according to Coleridge?

6. What does Coleridge say about Italian poetry?

7. How does Coleridge describe delirium?

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

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

10. What does Coleridge say about the rustic life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the role the theme of redemption plays in Coleridge's Biographia Literaria. Is the text one attempt at redemption?

Essay Topic 2

What is Coelridge's personal philosophy? Why does Coleridge seek to explore philosophers? Is he accurate in his depictions of philosophy and mankind?

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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