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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. In the beginning of "Entrance of the Rivers," what is the river called?
(a) A wave to ride.
(b) A home for people.
(c) A giver of life.
(d) A curer of disease.

2. What do the bells in "Autumn Returns" mean?
(a) That it is time for church.
(b) That it is six o'clock.
(c) That someone has been saved.
(d) That someone has died.

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

4. In "Body of a Woman," what does the poet say he will persist in?
(a) The truth.
(b) Her grace.
(c) His faith.
(d) Bodily pain.

5. How does the poet immortalize himself in "Signifying Shadows"?
(a) Through writing.
(b) Through prayer.
(c) By taking pictures of himself.
(d) He says he can't immortalize himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Barcarole," what is the red arrow?

2. How does the poet feel about the prostitute in "The Night of the Soldier"?

3. In "Nocturnal Collection," what does the poet say he conquered?

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

5. What question does the poet ask in "Absence of Joaquin"?

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