Biographia Literaria by Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Test
  • 1. Who is the author of Biographia Literaria?
A) William Blake
B) John Keats
C) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D) William Wordsworth
  • 2. In what year was Biographia Literaria published?
A) 1797
B) 1807
C) 1827
D) 1817
  • 3. Biographia Literaria is primarily a work of:
A) Literary criticism
B) Philosophy
C) History
D) Poetry
  • 4. From which poem does Coleridge quote extensively to support his arguments?
A) Ode to a Nightingale
B) Don Juan
C) Lyrical Ballads
D) The Prelude
  • 5. Coleridge introduces the concept of 'primary and secondary imagination' in:
A) Christabel
B) Biographia Literaria
C) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
D) Lyrical Ballads
  • 6. What does Coleridge emphasize about poetry in Biographia Literaria?
A) Strict adherence to form
B) The importance of narrative
C) The unity of feeling and imagination
D) The need for moral lesson
  • 7. Which literary movement is Biographia Literaria associated with?
A) Modernism
B) Realism
C) Romanticism
D) Classicism
  • 8. Which poet is extensively discussed alongside Coleridge in Biographia Literaria?
A) Lord Byron
B) Robert Southey
C) John Milton
D) William Wordsworth
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