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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Sea | The Builder | Past.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Word," what refines words?
(a) Culture.
(b) Religion.
(c) Nature.
(d) Art.

2. In "The Marine Night," what does the poet want to burn with?
(a) Pain.
(b) Ships.
(c) Bonfires.
(d) Candles.

3. What color is evoked in the beginning of "Serenade"?
(a) Purple.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

4. What leads to Magellan's end in "The Magellan Heart"?
(a) A mysterious illness.
(b) A woman.
(c) His own discoveries.
(d) An angry group of natives.

5. In "Ode to a Beautiful Nude," what resides in the nude's eyes?
(a) Beasts.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Countries.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet say people must do to the past in "Past"?

2. Why is the poet angry in the beginning of "Waltz"?

3. After recounting a sexual experience in "Furies and Sufferings," what does the poet do?

4. What does the poet see in the ocean in "Oceanic South"?

5. What does the creature play with in "Every Day you Play"?

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