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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position did Dickey hold in the army during WWII?
(a) Fighter pilot.
(b) Chaplain.
(c) Medic.
(d) Mechanic.

2. Merrill was known for writing in which type of verse?
(a) Freestyle.
(b) Formal.
(c) Sonnet.
(d) Haiku.

3. Which city was the center of the great poetry Renaissance?
(a) London.
(b) Chicago.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Paris.

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

5. David Wagoner wrote a poem about which activity?
(a) Flying.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Surfing.

6. James Merrill spent part of his life living in which exotic location?
(a) Thailand.
(b) Tahiti.
(c) Key West.
(d) Bermuda.

7. At the same time, Frank O'Hara also mourned the death of which musician?
(a) LaTouche.
(b) Leopold.
(c) Lanza.
(d) Lieberman.

8. in Creeley's "The Rescue," the poet describes which tragedy?
(a) Earthquake.
(b) House fire.
(c) Flood.
(d) Shooting.

9. In what year did Swenson move to New York?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1946,
(c) 1949.
(d) 1959,

10. While in residence in Europe, Ashbery held which job?
(a) Policeman.
(b) Tour guide.
(c) Art critic.
(d) Waiter.

11. In which year was Van Duyn appointed as the Poet Laureate?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1974.

12. Which of the following words is not used in reference to Howard Nemerov's work?
(a) Ironic.
(b) Light.
(c) Sardonic.
(d) Brooding.

13. "Amusing Our Daughters" was written to which of the poet's family members?
(a) Sister.
(b) Father.
(c) Brother.
(d) Mother.

14. Who was heavily influenced by Theodore Roethke?
(a) Auden.
(b) Bowers.
(c) Justice.
(d) Hugo.

15. One of Randall Jarrell's poems is titled, "The Women at the ____ Zoo."
(a) San Diego.
(b) Washington.
(c) New York.
(d) Toronto.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg" discusses what type of mine?

2. Which of the following words is used to describe Mary Swenson's work?

3. W.D. Snodgrass served in which branch of the armed forces?

4. Which of the following was not a job held by Wilbur?

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

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