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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Richard Howard, Adrienne Rich, Gary Snyder, Sylvia Plath, and Mark Strand.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which poet was born in Ohio?
(a) Merrill.
(b) Ammons.
(c) Wright.
(d) Ashbery.

2. Cunningham's work was referred to as being cool and _____.
(a) Classical.
(b) Reserved.
(c) Aloof.
(d) Hip.

3. What was the name of Sylvia Plath's husband?
(a) Wakefield.
(b) Hughes.
(c) Warner.
(d) Milford.

4. Which of the poets wrote a piece titled, "Einstein's Bathrobe?"
(a) Van Duyn.
(b) Moss.
(c) Dickey.
(d) Hecht.

5. Who was heavily influenced by Theodore Roethke?
(a) Auden.
(b) Justice.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Bowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Olson believed poetry should be written based on _____, not meter.

2. What was A.R. Ammons field of study in college?

3. In which city was Robert Hayden born?

4. Which was not one of Cunningham's jobs?

5. Sylvia Plath wrote a poem in honor of God's lioness _____.

(see the answer key)

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