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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. During this part of the story Urizen does what?

2. What does Blake do to promote his artwork?

3. Many of the other inscriptions are captions intended to join ___________.

4. Here is yet another portion of the book where there is what?

5. Of what would Blake like more?

Short Essay Questions

1. Name four of the inscriptions found.

2. How is this section miraculous?

3. Where is this theme handled? Give an example to support your response.

4. Upon what do these poems focus?

5. How have Blake's works been preserved?

6. Give an example of an epitaph from this section.

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

8. Describe the poems called "nights."

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

10. What is one example of Blake's beliefs being discussed into greater detail in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Blake reveals a psychological concern in Jerusalem.

Part 1) How is this revealed? What is this concern?

Part 2) How is this a psychological concern?

Part 3) How does this affect Blake's view of the world? How does it also affect one's view of Blake? How might a reader's view change depending on whether they are a member of Blake's society or today's society? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Another world, called Golgonooza, is formed.

Part 1) Describe this world. Why is it formed?

Part 2) Why does Blake discuss this world? How does it compare to Blake's own world?

Part 3) What can the reader learn from this world? How does this reflect Blake's philosophies?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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