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UNIVERSE NOT CONVINCED?.

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What is Shelley's central argument regarding belief and volition in the opening section?

Q02of 10

According to Shelley, what does the failure of Christianity to reform the world imply about its divine origin?

Q03of 10

How does Shelley characterize the act of prayer understood as formal testimony of obedience?

Q04of 10

Which rhetorical technique is most prominent in the passage beginning 'Whether it is more probable the laws of nature'?

Q05of 10

The allusion to 'Hume's Essay, volume 2' primarily serves to:

Q06of 10

What is the effect of the Humane Society example in the discussion of miracles?

Q07of 10

The reference to the Mexicans hearing 'the cannon of the Spaniards' functions as:

Q08of 10

What is the overall tone of this prose-poem?

Q09of 10

Shelley's critique of the prophecy of Moses in Deuteronomy rests on which logical point?

Q10of 10

What phrase does Shelley quote to reinforce his argument that miracles lose their force when reported indirectly?

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