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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. When the new people feed him, what does he claim?

2. What is metaphysics?

3. This section includes more than one section of text headed up by what?

4. To whom does Blake often cry?

5. This set of verses describes the struggle of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what does Blake clearly have hope?

2. How are Blake's repetitions of certain thematic elements important?

3. How does this story open?

4. How does the England of Blake's time influence his work?

5. How is this poetry akin to some of he preceding works?

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

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

8. What is Albion?

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

10. Describe the purpose of this piece.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

William Blake writes prophecies.

Part 1) What is a prophecy? Describe his prophecies. How does his worldliness affect his prophecies?

Part 2) Why does he write prophecies? How does this reveal about him?

Part 3) What might others of his own time, as well as ours, think about his prophecies? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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