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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 is the setting?
(a) France.
(b) Albion.
(c) America.
(d) England.

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

3. 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 power of God.
(c) The compassion in people.
(d) The reasoning power of man.

4. Blake is one of the most famous artists in recent history to have done what during much of his adult life?
(a) Worked hard.
(b) Held a day job.
(c) Lost most of his income.
(d) Worked as a poet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Does this theme continue throughout this sequence of images?

2. The poetry is akin to some of his preceding works in what way?

3. What do these books perpetuate?

4. What word might best describe the presentation?

5. Are these repetitions good?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Blake think of the resurrection?

2. What is unique about William Blake, regarding his work and fame?

3. What has been done to create this book?

4. What is said about truth in this section?

5. Describe the illustrations in this section.

6. How might one describe the words used by Blake? Give an example from the text to support your response.

7. How does the story end?

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

9. Describe the purpose of this piece.

10. What commentary accompanies these illustrations?

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