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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. Which of the poets wrote a piece titled, "The Sheep Child?"
(a) Moss.
(b) Van Duyn.
(c) Hecht.
(d) Dickey.

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

3. What was the name of the publication edited by Van Duyn?
(a) Perspective.
(b) Illusions.
(c) Denouement.
(d) Meter.

4. Which poet was greatly influenced by William Butler Yeats and W.H. Auden?
(a) John Berryman.
(b) Elizabeth Bishop.
(c) Randall Jarrell.
(d) Theodore Roethke.

5. Which city was the center of the great poetry Renaissance?
(a) London.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Paris.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Richard Hugo grew up in which western US city?

2. Cunningham's work was referred to as being cool and _____.

3. In which year was Van Duyn appointed as the Poet Laureate?

4. What word is best used to describe Robert Lowell?

5. According to the text, the best English language literature was produced in which century?

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