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