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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Frank O'Hara, David Wagoner, Robert Creeley, Allen Ginsberg, and W.D. Snodgrass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "The Tourist from Syracuse" was inspired by the writing of which author?
(a) Mackey.
(b) Mailer.
(c) MacDonald.
(d) Miller.

2. David Wagoner's work was greatly influenced by which native American tribe?
(a) Plateau.
(b) Pueblo.
(c) Lakota.
(d) Anasazi.

3. In what year did O'Hara die?
(a) 1959.
(b) 9182.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1966.

4. Which poet cites Auden and Frost as his influences?
(a) Meredith.
(b) Nemerov.
(c) Duncan.
(d) Swenson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was not one of Robert Creeley's jobs?

2. Which poet was the first director of the literary programs at the National Endowment for the Arts?

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

4. What was the name of the publication edited by Van Duyn?

5. In what year did Swenson move to New York?

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