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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Amy Clampitt, Dave Smith, Marilyn Hacker, William Matthews, and Sharon Olds.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Jay Wright honored famed black scientist _______ in his work.
(a) Washington.
(b) Woods.
(c) Banneker.
(d) Lowell.
2. How old was Amy Clampitt when her first book was published?
(a) 70.
(b) 63.
(c) 58.
(d) 67.
3. In Sharon Olds' "The Glass," she writes about her father who is dying from a tumor in which part of his body?
(a) Throat.
(b) Lungs.
(c) Stomach.
(d) Brain.
4. Robert Haas earned his Ph.D. from which university?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) Columbia.
(c) MIT.
(d) Stanford.
5. Which of the poets wrote a piece titled, "Einstein's Bathrobe?"
(a) Moss.
(b) Hecht.
(c) Van Duyn.
(d) Dickey.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many poets appear in the book?
2. What position did Dickey hold in the army during WWII?
3. "The Tourist from Syracuse" was inspired by the writing of which author?
4. Robert Penn Warren is said to have written poetry in a _____ style.
5. Meredith served in which branch of the armed forces?
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