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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. There is a small amount of commentary accompanying these. The first is about whose poetry?

2. How might one describe the language at this point?

3. What does Blake state?

4. What is epistemology?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the author's presentation of his Jerusalem melodramatic?

2. How does the author share his worldliness?

3. For what does Blake clearly have hope?

4. How does the story end?

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

6. What perception does Druidry include?

7. Describe the "books" related to the writings of Milton.

8. What two arguments does the author set forth?

9. How does this story open?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author conjures the powers of Druidry.

Part 1) What is Druidry? How does he conjure these powers?

Part 2) Why does he conjure these powers? Is this good or bad? Why?

Part 3) How is this associated with the period in which Blake lives as well as his own philosophies?

Essay Topic 2

The author shares his worldliness through his art.

Part 1) How does he go about doing this? How does his worldliness affect his art?

Part 2) How are his beliefs influenced by his worldliness?

Part 3) How does our own worldliness, through technology and easy access to various countries and cultures, affect our own beliefs and art?

Essay Topic 3

Blake introduces the ideas of Hell and demons.

Part 1) What does he say about Hell and demons? Why does he introduce this?

Part 2) How do Hell and demons relate to Blake's philosophies and beliefs?

Part 3) How does his work regarding Hell and demons affect the reader? Why?

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