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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Of Men and Cities Poems.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does "The Shift of Gears" take place?
(a) A garage.
(b) A house.
(c) A school.
(d) A yard.

2. Why does the scientist in "A Primer for Today" claim change occurs?
(a) God.
(b) Reproduction in the animal and plant kingdom.
(c) No one knows.
(d) Magic.

3. How does the poet assert in "Dark Symphony" that black slaves created a brotherhood?
(a) By code.
(b) Through tragedy.
(c) Through love.
(d) Letters.

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

5. In "When Great Dogs Fight" what does the mongrel steal at the end of the poem?
(a) A bone.
(b) A steak.
(c) A slice of bread.
(d) A toy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Scholar Looks at an Oak," what happens to the tree's limbs?

2. In "The Blindness of Scorn," what does the Malay guide become caught in?

3. What question does Tolson ask in "The Mountain Climber"?

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

5. What emotion does the narrator of "Babylon" express?

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