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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator in "A Hamlet Rives Us" fail to acknowledge?
(a) His daughter's marriage.
(b) His friend's grief.
(c) His mother's divorce.
(d) His editor.

2. What question does Tolson ask in "The Mountain Climber"?
(a) How long it takes to climb a mountain.
(b) Why the climber quits his job.
(c) Why the moon never shines on the mountain.
(d) Why the climber risks his life.

3. What industries does the poet describe in "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Cotton and oil.
(b) Steam train and tractor.
(c) Cars and trucks.
(d) Hammers and cash registers.

4. What type of animal is featured in "The Bard of Addis Ababa"?
(a) A dog.
(b) A cat.
(c) A lion.
(d) A bear.

5. What is the result in "Rendezvous With America," of the historic places the poet speaks of?
(a) Famine.
(b) A legacy.
(c) Fear.
(d) A new president.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does love equal in "If You Should Lie to Me"?

2. How does the geologist in "A Primer for Today" claim change occurs?

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

4. Who does the farmer in "Old Man Michael" blame for his bad crops?

5. What does the poet discuss in "A Song for Myself"?

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