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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which poet wrote about the "domestic self?"
(a) Kinnell.
(b) Hollander.
(c) Sexton.
(d) Levine.

2. What word is used to describe Robert Frost's work?
(a) Strong.
(b) Naturalistic.
(c) Symbolic.
(d) Rueful.

3. Philip Levine was born in which Midwestern city?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Detroit.

4. Rita Dove's work often blends history with which type of poetry?
(a) Quatrain.
(b) Epigram.
(c) Lyric.
(d) Villanelle.

5. Anne Sexton wrote a poem based on which famous painting?
(a) The Last Supper.
(b) Starry Night.
(c) The Madonna and Child.
(d) Mona Lisa.

6. Michael Palmer is said to be one of the original ____ poets.
(a) Beat.
(b) Language.
(c) Renaissance.
(d) Pre-war.

7. Kay Ryan and her work are compared to all but which of the following women?
(a) Dickinson.
(b) Swenson.
(c) Moore.
(d) Sand.

8. Charles Simic wrote a poem dedicated to which common item?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Garbage can.
(c) Mirror.
(d) Shoes.

9. Michael Palmer's poetry is said to use a(n) ______ abstraction.
(a) Argumentative.
(b) Free flowing.
(c) Mystical.
(d) Controlled.

10. Howard wrote a poem focused on aristocrats of which century?
(a) 19th.
(b) 18th.
(c) 20th.
(d) 17th.

11. Robert Pinsky studied at which university?
(a) Tulane.
(b) Notre Dame.
(c) Rutgers.
(d) Butler.

12. Yusef Komunyakaa served in which war?
(a) WWII.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Desert Storm.
(d) Korea.

13. Which president is mentioned in the title of one of Wright's poems?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Hoover.
(c) Washington.
(d) Truman.

14. Dave Smith has developed a poetic voice often referred to as the ____ self.
(a) Second.
(b) Inner.
(c) Distorted.
(d) Repressed.

15. Anne Sexton lived in which city?
(a) Boston.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Providence.
(d) Bangor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which poet wrote the poem titled, "Mock Orange?"

2. William Matthews is not connected to which of the following colleges/universities?

3. What was the occupation of Kay Ryan's father?

4. Which poet wrote "The Old Cosmologists?"

5. In which year did Anne Sexton win the Pulitzer Prize?

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