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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. Who meets in the sanctuary in "The Triumph Aster"?
(a) North and South.
(b) Children.
(c) East and West.
(d) A man and woman.

2. What do the townspeople become interested in during the poem "The Street Called Straight"?
(a) Money.
(b) Love.
(c) Power.
(d) War.

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

4. Who is "The Triumph Aster" dedicated to?
(a) W.E.B. Dubois.
(b) Wilfred Scott.
(c) Madame Chiang.
(d) Bok Choy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How might one view America after reading "Rendezvous With America"?

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

3. What do the Indians in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake" do to the white man?

4. What is the town logo in "The Town of Fathers"?

5. What should separate the rose and the thorn in "The Unknown Soldier"?

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