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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Earlier poems: Song.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is William Carlos Williams?
(a) Senator.
(b) Biographer.
(c) Critic.
(d) Poet.

2. In which state did Ginsberg live?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Delaware.

3. Which is the name of the mythical river mentioned in the poem?
(a) Cocytus.
(b) Tigris.
(c) Lethe.
(d) Acheron.

4. The friend refers to the item as a ____________.
(a) Shadow.
(b) Reminder.
(c) Specter.
(d) Thought.

5. What is overwhelming to Ginsberg?
(a) Industry.
(b) Religion.
(c) Politics.
(d) Pollution.

Short Answer Questions

1. The friend equates what to the item?

2. Ginsberg's idea of the country could be related best to which of the following?

3. What is the theme of the poem?

4. The author lacks in which area?

5. What emotion is connected to the soul?

(see the answer key)

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