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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sonnets.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Malay wear in "The Blindness of Scorn"?
(a) A robe.
(b) A suit.
(c) A dress.
(d) A loin cloth.

2. What is the name of an historic place Tolson visits in "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Pearl Harbor.
(b) Normandy.
(c) Eiffel tower.
(d) Empire State Building.

3. What does the historian want to know in "A Primer for Today"?
(a) Whether change happens fast or slow.
(b) Who the last ten presidents were.
(c) What happened to JFK.
(d) The future.

4. What sounds does the poet hear in "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) The sounds of industry.
(b) Cats and dogs.
(c) Bells and whistles.
(d) The sounds of revolution.

5. In "If You Should Lie to Me," who is the narrator speaking to?
(a) His lover.
(b) His son.
(c) His brother.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Old House," whose ghost is not welcome?

2. Who does Tolson compare the mountain climber's plight to?

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

4. What is the man in "A Hamlet Rives Us" doing during the poem?

5. What did slaves do on slaves ships in "Lento Grave"?

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