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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Woodcuts for Americana Poems.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Frederick Douglas famous for being?
(a) A doctor.
(b) An abolitionist.
(c) A painter.
(d) A musician.

2. What should separate the rose and the thorn in "The Unknown Soldier"?
(a) Power.
(b) Liberty.
(c) Justice.
(d) Love.

3. Why does the bartender judge the narrator in "An Ex-Judge at the Bar"?
(a) He hit a woman.
(b) He has no manners.
(c) He killed a black soldier in the Flanders Field.
(d) He doesn't drink scotch.

4. What is La Guardia's ethnic background?
(a) Italian.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) African.

5. Who does the farmer in "Old Man Michael" blame for his bad crops?
(a) Coyotes.
(b) The workers.
(c) His ex-wife.
(d) The weather.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "When Great Dogs Fight" what does the mongrel steal at the end of the poem?

2. Who are the white men mentioned in "Rendezvous With America"?

3. Who is Louis Brandeis?

4. How does the poet describe Michael in "Old Man Michael"?

5. Who is Lin Yutang?

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