The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry Quiz Questions | Quiz: Introduction, Robert Lowell, Elizabeth Bishop, Theodore Roethke, John Berryman, and Randall Jarrell to Robert Penn Warren, Charles Olson, J.V. Cunningham, Robert Hayden, and Jean Garrigue

Quiz: Introduction, Robert Lowell, Elizabeth Bishop, Theodore Roethke, John Berryman, and Randall Jarrell to Robert Penn Warren, Charles Olson, J.V. Cunningham, Robert Hayden, and Jean Garrigue

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

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What word is best used to describe Robert Lowell?
a) Melancholy.
b) Disturbed.
c) Righteous.
d) Rebellious.

2. Olson believed poetry should be written based on _____, not meter.
a) Breath.
b) Tone.
c) Length.
d) Syllables.

3. The introduction states that American art was great because of _____.
a) Adversity.
b) Unity.
c) Freedom.
d) Trust.

4. Randall Jarrell's poetry is typically centered around which event/era?
a) The Great Depression.
b) World War I.
c) Civil War.
d) World War II.

5. Robert Penn Warren is said to have written poetry in a...
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