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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. What kind of catalog does Blake create?

2. What does Blake say about the Eternal and the realms of the Imagination?

3. This portion is devoted to what?

4. How are these sets of poems quite famous?

5. In this particular case, the set constituted what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one way Blake goes about trying to be acknowledged as an artist?

2. What does Blake say about marriage in this section? Give an example from the text to support your response.

3. How does this section begin?

4. Describe the poems that discuss either gods or goddesses.

5. Describe the poems called "nights."

6. How is this amended, thematically?

7. Describe the poems in this section up to the two called Song.

8. Describe the poems that are dedicated to the stage.

9. To what is this portion devoted? Describe this portion.

10. Which writings add up to make poems?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Blake sets forth arguments and principles pertaining to his beliefs and perception of the truth.

Part 1) What are those arguments and principles he sets forth? How has he come to believe this?

Part 2) How is his philosophy on truth proved through his work?

Part 3) Are his beliefs valid? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Albion is the ancient name for England.

Part 1) Describe Albion throughout this book. Why does Blake use this ancient name?

Part 2) How does Blake's England influence his decision to use Albion?

Part 3) How do Blake's opinions of England and the English affect his beliefs of other cities and peoples? Why?

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