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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Denise Levertov, Richard Hugo, Edgar Bowers, Carolyn Kizer, and Donald Justice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who served as the first Poet Laureate of the United States?
(a) Olson.
(b) Warren.
(c) Hayden.
(d) Garrigue.

2. Carolyn Kizer wrote a poem about man's abuse of which natural resource?
(a) Air.
(b) Water.
(c) Steel.
(d) Oil.

3. Garrigue was influenced by which famous composer?
(a) Chopin.
(b) Schumann.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) Tchaikovsky.

4. Which of the following is not one of Lowell's poems?
(a) "Man and Wife."
(b) "One Art."
(c) "Obit."
(d) "Skunk Hour."

5. Charles Olson refers to himself as which of the following?
(a) Anthropologist.
(b) Shaman.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Archeologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Robert Penn Warren is said to have written poetry in a _____ style.

2. Which city was the center of the great poetry Renaissance?

3. What was the profession of Richard Wilbur's father?

4. Which poet wrote the "Autumn Shade" series?

5. In what year was the position established?

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