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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Love, America (1400) | Some Beasts | Entrance of the Rivers | The Heights of Macchu Picchu.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the poet angry in the beginning of "Waltz"?
(a) Because he lost his job.
(b) Because he was robbed.
(c) Because he has been left by a woman.
(d) Because he feels like he is in a rut.

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

3. What does the poet compare dreaming to in "Nocturnal Collection"?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Death.
(c) Love.
(d) Birth.

4. What rules does the poet say exist for human creativity in "Nocturnal Statutes"?
(a) You can't hurt others.
(b) Avoid copying someone else's work.
(c) Work hard.
(d) No rules exist.

5. In "Being Born in the Woods," what is born again?
(a) The rain.
(b) A bird.
(c) A seed.
(d) The poet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Tonight I can Write," what does the poet say he could write?

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

4. How does the poet immortalize himself in "Signifying Shadows"?

5. What color is evoked in the beginning of "Serenade"?

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