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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the hillmen think they should not build?
(a) The temple.
(b) The lake.
(c) The city square.
(d) Vesuvius.

2. Who does the man fight for in "The Furlough"?
(a) His lover.
(b) Hi family.
(c) His friend.
(d) His fellow soldiers.

3. What is tied to the rattlesnakes tail in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?
(a) A fork.
(b) A rock.
(c) A stick.
(d) A bone.

4. What does Tolson hope for in the poem "A Song for Myself"?
(a) Romance.
(b) A good afterlife.
(c) Power.
(d) Peace on earth.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does man continually do according to "Tapestries of Time" during the Golden Age?

3. What does the poem "The Triumph Aster" hope for?

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

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

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