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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two characters figure largely in these books?
(a) Urizen and Los.
(b) God and Satan.
(c) Angels and demons.
(d) Uri and Losita.

2. He writes of the need to give and receive what?
(a) Love.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Hope.

3. What is Albion?
(a) The ancient name of Blake's homeland, England.
(b) A school in England.
(c) An ancient Mayan civilization.
(d) A city in New York.

4. 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) Assyria.
(b) Smyrna.
(c) Moab.
(d) Babylon.

5. In the first section, Blake sets forth arguments and principles pertaining to his beliefs and perception of what?
(a) Truth.
(b) God.
(c) Love.
(d) Work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a natural side effect of employing this aspect?

2. Los is here the Master of the furnaces, the tortures caused by wrath and rage. This Los is described as being a living man even though he is an immortal. Los also has or functions as what?

3. How might one describe Blake's set of verses?

4. He does repeatedly discuss the troubles caused by what?

5. How does the story open?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is said about truth in this section?

2. What personal beliefs does the author share with the reader?

3. Describe the purpose of this piece.

4. How has William Blake made predictions about the world?

5. What two arguments does the author set forth?

6. How does this story open?

7. What is the purpose of these two "books"?

8. Compare England and Jerusalem, based on Blake's work.

9. How does Blake's writing affect the reader?

10. How does the author share his worldliness?

(see the answer keys)

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