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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, A Coney Island of the Mind.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Poem 1, the author writes that in the paintings of Goya we see the people of the world when "they first attained the title of" what?
(a) Suffering humanity.
(b) Joyous humanity.
(c) Brilliant adversity.
(d) Solemn silence.

2. In Poem 22, what is Johnny's last name?
(a) Smith.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Perry.
(d) Nolan.

3. In poem 2, where does the poet say "we" were sailing through the streets?
(a) Argos.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Demos.

4. What kind of two-step does the poet write about in Poem 9?
(a) Barbarian.
(b) Aztec.
(c) Romanian.
(d) Athenian.

5. What does the woman in Poem 9 have that are bad?
(a) Hair.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Skin.
(d) Teeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Poem 27, what tolled twice, once for the birth of love and once for the death?

2. In Poem 3, the poet writes of fur leaves and cobalt what?

3. In Poem 10, what does the poet write he has not lain with all his life?

4. In Poem 19, the poet writes, "like every morning with its sharp shadows shadowing a ______."

5. What are the "patriotic maidens" wearing in Poem 2?

(see the answer key)

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