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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through James Merrill, W.S. Merwin, A.R. Ammons, John Ashbery, and James Wright.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The introduction states that American art was great because of _____.
(a) Trust.
(b) Unity.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Adversity.
2. Which of Cunningham's poems it the first to appear in his section?
(a) "A Century of Epigrams."
(b) "For my Contemporaries."
(c) "Middle Passage."
(d) "To My Wife,"
3. At the same time, Frank O'Hara also mourned the death of which musician?
(a) Lanza.
(b) Leopold.
(c) LaTouche.
(d) Lieberman.
4. David Wagoner's work was greatly influenced by which native American tribe?
(a) Pueblo.
(b) Lakota.
(c) Anasazi.
(d) Plateau.
5. Elizabeth Bishop was raised by relatives in which major metropolitan area?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Dallas.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who served as the first Poet Laureate of the United States?
2. Which city was the center of the great poetry Renaissance?
3. Which of the following words is used to describe Mary Swenson's work?
4. Duncan's work is different because it is considered to be more ____.
5. In what year did O'Hara die?
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