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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Charles Wright, Audre Lorde, Mary Oliver, Jay Wright, and C.K. Williams.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of Cunningham's poems it the first to appear in his section?
(a) "Middle Passage."
(b) "A Century of Epigrams."
(c) "For my Contemporaries."
(d) "To My Wife,"

3. Duncan was linked to the _______ poets.
(a) Post Modern.
(b) Ancient Greek.
(c) Greenwich Village.
(d) Black Mountain.

4. Duncan's work is different because it is considered to be more ____.
(a) Concrete.
(b) Visionary.
(c) Abstract.
(d) Surreal.

5. Robert Penn Warren is said to have written poetry in a _____ style.
(a) Mercenary.
(b) Melancholy.
(c) Minimalist.
(d) Metaphysical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which poet wrote about the "domestic self?"

2. What was the name of Sylvia Plath's husband?

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

4. Anne Sexton lived in which city?

5. Who wrote "The Mad Potter?"

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