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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The Englishman continues his exposition with how many books, which include Milton?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.
2. Blake clearly has hope for what between the sexes?
(a) Disagreement.
(b) Jealousy and hate.
(c) Equality and fairness.
(d) Peace and friendship.
3. Blake delves into the difference between Christ's resurrected body of spirit and what?
(a) The heavens.
(b) The underworld.
(c) The natural world.
(d) The generative and vegetative world.
4. To what classic Renaissance poet are two of Blake's book related?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Milton.
(c) Herbert.
(d) Marlowe.
5. The King calls his sons before the palace in his sorrow. Why might be the reason for him quickly turning darker and more symbolic?
(a) His young are equally as sick.
(b) His young are just as dispicable.
(c) His young do not care.
(d) His young are of no use to him.
6. The poetry is akin to some of his preceding works in what way?
(a) The subject matter is the same.
(b) He has written lines of poetry in a style all his own.
(c) He has written a story in thick lines of perfectly metered poetic verse.
(d) The characters within the poetry are reminscent of previously-discussed characters.
7. When the King eventually comes upon others, what guise has he taken up?
(a) That of a harmless, old wandering man.
(b) That of a mentally-ill King.
(c) That of a wealthy patron of the arts.
(d) That of a poor King.
8. Are these repetitions good?
(a) Possibly.
(b) No.
(c) Maybe.
(d) Yes.
9. What is epistemology?
(a) The study of words.
(b) An inflammation of the epidermis.
(c) Knowledge, what it is and how we know what we know.
(d) A study of the surface of something.
10. The story continues to move along in its _____________.
(a) Confines.
(b) Simplicity.
(c) Structured path.
(d) Complexity.
11. England was quite strong as a nation during Blake's lifetime and only became more so before it waned. However, Blake chooses to employ what aspect of the country as well?
(a) Its current strength.
(b) The strength of its recent past.
(c) The ancient strength.
(d) Its future strength.
12. What fundamental division does Blake believe exists?
(a) There will be those resurrected into their incorruptible forms, and those who die to eternity.
(b) There will be those who become saints and those who do not.
(c) There will be those who go to heaven and those to purgatory.
(d) There will be those who physically die and those who spiritually die.
13. Part of the story line is that there is work that takes six thousand years to complete. Who participates in this?
(a) The evil ones.
(b) Both the evil and good ones.
(c) The good ones.
(d) God alone.
14. During these chapters, William Blake explains the Spectre further to readers. Here, he tells people that this entity is what?
(a) The love of God.
(b) The reasoning power of man.
(c) The power of God.
(d) The compassion in people.
15. Prior to the entire group there is a short poem that does what?
(a) Extols the virtues of mutual compassion.
(b) Extols the virtues of mutual love.
(c) Extols the virtues of mutual forgiveness.
(d) Extols the virtues of mutual interests.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is metaphysics?
2. What is William Blake's first prophecy called?
3. How can readers uninterested in Blake's spiritual vision enjoy it as pure literature?
4. Immediately, the author begins to share what with the readers?
5. How does the author share his worldliness?
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