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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Choruses from 'The Rock'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal died shortly after "Aunt Helen"?
(a) The parrot.
(b) The dogs.
(c) The rat.
(d) The cat.

2. To which of the following are the lines of the fifth of the "Five Finger Exercises" addressed?
(a) Mirza Murad Ali Beg.
(b) Mr. Eliot.
(c) A Yorkshire Terrier.
(d) Ralph Hodgson Esquire.

3. The speaker in "Hysteria" states that he becomes involved in "her" laughter until her teeth become what?
(a) Fragments of gold.
(b) Short gasps.
(c) Iron tables.
(d) Accidental stars.

4. At what does the subject of "Animula" grasp?
(a) Forks and knives.
(b) Hands and feet.
(c) Kisses and toys.
(d) Tables and chairs.

5. In the fragrant brilliance of what does the subject of "Animula" take pleasure?
(a) The lapping waters of the river.
(b) The Christmas tree.
(c) The shine and jingle of a set of keys.
(d) The flickering candle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What God slowly left Burbank in "Burbank with a Baedeker: Bleistein with a Cigar"?

2. What was the last name of "Cousin Nancy"?

3. For what did Donne in "Whispers of Immortality" find no substitute?

4. What does the speaker say is not more irritable than he in "Lines for an Old Man"?

5. What shall wash the hippopotamus clean?

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