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

2. Who are the white men mentioned in "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Davy Crockett and Paul Bunyon.
(b) Ben Franklin and George Washington.
(c) Daniel Boone and Jesse James.
(d) George Bush and Bill Clinton.

3. What warnings did the man see while climbing the mountain?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Bears.
(c) Bees.
(d) Vultures.

4. What hurts the farmer's feet in "Old Man Michael"?
(a) The roots.
(b) Stones.
(c) Nails.
(d) His shoes.

5. What is the town logo in "The Town of Fathers"?
(a) "Where beauty is just."
(b) "Freedom and Justice for all."
(c) "The Blackest Land / And The Whitest People."
(d) "If you lived here you would be home by now."

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion is Louis Brandeis?

2. In the poem "Rendezvous With America," what is the population that arrives in America like?

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

4. Where does Tolson repeat the same stanzas of the poem "The Mountain Climber"?

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

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