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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Of Men and Cities Poems.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator in "A Hamlet Rives Us" fail to acknowledge?
(a) His editor.
(b) His friend's grief.
(c) His mother's divorce.
(d) His daughter's marriage.

2. Who are the white men mentioned in "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Davy Crockett and Paul Bunyon.
(b) Daniel Boone and Jesse James.
(c) Ben Franklin and George Washington.
(d) George Bush and Bill Clinton.

3. In "The Shift of Gears," what does the man fix?
(a) His car.
(b) His boat.
(c) His bike.
(d) His motercycle.

4. What time period does "Lento Grave" discuss?
(a) Spanish America War.
(b) Civil War.
(c) The 20's.
(d) WWII.

5. How does the poet describe Michael in "Old Man Michael"?
(a) Cry-baby.
(b) Young.
(c) Strong.
(d) Frail.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the poet of "The Traitor to France," what is a traitor?

2. What warnings did the man see while climbing the mountain?

3. How might one view America after reading "Rendezvous With America"?

4. In "A Scholar Looks at an Oak," what happens to the tree's limbs?

5. Who meets in the sanctuary in "The Triumph Aster"?

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