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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Woodcuts for Americana Poems.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is La Guardia?
(a) A writer.
(b) A teacher,
(c) A mayor.
(d) A judge.

2. Who does the farmer in "Old Man Michael" blame for his bad crops?
(a) Coyotes.
(b) The workers.
(c) The weather.
(d) His ex-wife.

3. What is Frederick Douglas famous for being?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A musician.
(c) An abolitionist.
(d) A painter.

4. How does the poet describe the people that flock to America in "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Poor.
(b) Great.
(c) Criminal.
(d) Angry.

5. What industries does the poet describe in "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Hammers and cash registers.
(b) Cars and trucks.
(c) Steam train and tractor.
(d) Cotton and oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result in "Rendezvous With America," of the historic places the poet speaks of?

2. Why does the bartender judge the narrator in "An Ex-Judge at the Bar"?

3. How does the poet describe the mongrel in "When Great Dogs Fight"?

4. What warnings did the man see while climbing the mountain?

5. What religion is Louis Brandeis?

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