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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bleak System | Sonata and Destructions | The Night of the Soldier | Nocturnal Statutes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the poet feel about the prostitute in "The Night of the Soldier"?
(a) That she is perfection.
(b) That she is destructuve.
(c) That she is caring.
(d) That she needs saving.

2. How is Marisol described in "Every Day you Play"?
(a) Excited.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy.

3. What does "Weak with the Dawn" question?
(a) Religion.
(b) War.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Politics.

4. In lines 4-8 of "Tang," who does the poet describe?
(a) Musicians.
(b) Philosophers.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Politicians.

5. What does the poet consider in "Sonata and Destructions"?
(a) His wealth.
(b) His birth.
(c) His career.
(d) His death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the oxen red in "Bleak System"?

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

3. In "Absence of Joaquin," what defines the friend?

4. What rules does the poet say exist for human creativity in "Nocturnal Statutes"?

5. What emotion is detailed in the beginning of "Ars Poetica"?

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