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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Statements of Faith.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which famous poet does Hugo say escapes from personality during the writing of a poem?
(a) Roethke.
(b) Eliot.
(c) Hughes.
(d) Silverstein.

2. Hugo suggests the poet finish the poem first, then worry about being _____.
(a) Powerful.
(b) Valid.
(c) Right or sane.
(d) Judged by his peers.

3. What does Hugo say is the most important feeling a poet has?
(a) How he feels about himself.
(b) How he feels about loss.
(c) How he feels about the world.
(d) How he feels about love.

4. The town doctor in one of the assumptions is _____.
(a) Dying of cancer.
(b) Corrupt and incompetent.
(c) Also the town drunk.
(d) A gifted healer.

5. Which famous poet does Hugo say becomes someone else during the writing of a poem?
(a) Lowell.
(b) Wilde.
(c) Auden.
(d) Neruda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hugo teaches that words love the _____ of people's minds.

2. Hugo states that a Snopes poet obviously finds conservatism _____.

3. The hermit in one of Hugo's assumptions eats mostly _____.

4. What word does Hugo say should only be used as a transitive verb for at least fifteen years?

5. Hugo states that formal verse can help a young poet locate things to say, and can also _____ him to say things he wouldn't say.

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