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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On one page the author is citing Albion and ranting about delusions, when a few pages later he connects the two by setting Albion, Canaan and __________ together in just a few short lines of poetry.
(a) Moab.
(b) Assyria.
(c) Babylon.
(d) Smyrna.

2. What fundamental division does Blake believe exists?
(a) There will be those who go to heaven and those to purgatory.
(b) There will be those who become saints and those who do not.
(c) There will be those resurrected into their incorruptible forms, and those who die to eternity.
(d) There will be those who physically die and those who spiritually die.

3. What is metaphysics?
(a) The basics of physics.
(b) Middle-level physics.
(c) Those aspects of reality that go beyond physics.
(d) Literary physics.

4. How can readers uninterested in Blake's spiritual vision enjoy it as pure literature?
(a) Due to his popularity.
(b) Due to his descriptions of characters.
(c) Due to his exciting subject matter.
(d) Due to his vivid images.

5. The poetry is akin to some of his preceding works in what way?
(a) The subject matter is the same.
(b) The characters within the poetry are reminscent of previously-discussed characters.
(c) He has written a story in thick lines of perfectly metered poetic verse.
(d) He has written lines of poetry in a style all his own.

6. According to Blake, from where does all Poetic Genius come?
(a) One source.
(b) Our conscience mind.
(c) God.
(d) Many sources.

7. This section includes more than one section of text headed up by what?
(a) A set of Roman Numerals.
(b) Numbers.
(c) Headings.
(d) Letters.

8. 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) The strength of its recent past.
(b) Its current strength.
(c) The ancient strength.
(d) Its future strength.

9. To whom does Blake often cry?
(a) Satan.
(b) His mother.
(c) Jesus.
(d) God.

10. He does repeatedly discuss the troubles caused by what?
(a) The co-mingling of love with jealousy.
(b) The inequality of the sexes.
(c) The lack of understanding between men and women.
(d) The intelligence of women.

11. This set of verses describes the struggle of what?
(a) Love and hate amongst those dwelling upon the Earth.
(b) Love and jealousy amongst those dwelling upon the Earth.
(c) Good and evil amongst those dwelling upon the Earth.
(d) Good and evil amongst those dwelling in the Heavens.

12. This chapter of the book summary covers what?
(a) The first two chapters of Budapest.
(b) The first two chapters of Dachau.
(c) The first two chapters of Moscow.
(d) The first two chapters of Jerusalem.

13. The images and feelings are _______________.
(a) Fairly strong.
(b) Intense and incredible.
(c) Interesting.
(d) Intriguing.

14. This is an entirely _____________ creative work by the author and include his visual art (he both draws and etches).
(a) Odd.
(b) Similar.
(c) Different.
(d) Useless.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Blake delves into the difference between Christ's resurrected body of spirit and what?

2. Readers are advised that to take in the full sense of this section, it might be best to do what?

3. What does Blake state?

4. Blake clearly has hope for what between the sexes?

5. What concludes the first section of this poem?

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