Questions to the text
Choose the correct answer for each question.
Where was William Blake born?
- In Edinburgh
- In Cambridge
- In London
What was William Blake particulary good at?
- sports
- drawing
- math
How did he first make a living?
- by writing poems and selling them
- by working for London book and print publishers
- by selling his paintings
Why did he stop working for the poet William Hayley?
- because he was badly paid
- because he considered the work creatively and spiritually restrictive
- because he longed for his family in London
How did he make a living when he returned to London?
- by selling books in a bookstore
- by publishing and selling his own poems
- by organising art exhibitions
What was Blake best known for during his lifetime?
- for his skills as an artist and poet
- for his eccentric behaviour
- for his humorous poems
What is the title of Blake's best-known collection of poems?
- "Songs of Intelligence and Experience"
- "Songs of Innocence and Excellence"
- "Songs of Innocence and Experience"
How did Blake feel about the world in which he lived?
- he felt the world was a good place to live in
- he thought there was a lot of injustice in the world
- he didn't really care about other people and their problems
What was so special about Blake's method of printing?
- it was the first printing machine in England
- it could print photographs
- it made it possible to print both text and illustrations on the same page in one operation