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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6, Book 6 : Chapter 2, Satiric Verses.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There are individual stanzas that are how many lines long or longer?
(a) 65.
(b) 55.
(c) 45.
(d) 35.

2. What do these books perpetuate?
(a) Blake's new and radical ideas.
(b) The ideas and theme that have been introduced in the preceding sections.
(c) The ideas of many at this time in history.
(d) The beliefs of most Englishmen.

3. The Englishman continues his exposition with how many books, which include Milton?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

4. How does this section of Blake's work affect readers?
(a) It is boring and uninteresting.
(b) It strikes fear into their hearts.
(c) It is exciting.
(d) It is interesting and informative.

5. This portion is devoted to what?
(a) The last of the Nights of the Four Zoas.
(b) The last of the Days of the Four Zoas.
(c) The last of the Evenings of the Four Zoas.
(d) The last of the Mornings of the Four Zoas.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of these poems taken on their own or in the small groups are sufficient to constitute an entire epic?

2. These writings start as what?

3. This first prophecy features what?

4. During these chapters, William Blake explains the Spectre further to readers. Here, he tells people that this entity is what?

5. As what has Blake's value been acknowledged?

(see the answer key)

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