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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In Spite of Wrath | Education of the Chieftain | Gold | The Poet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Way into Wood," what does the poet say about apologies?
(a) That they should come only from men.
(b) That they hurt more than help.
(c) That they are always late.
(d) That they mean nothing.

2. What does the chief in "Education of the Chieftain" make himself?
(a) Velocity.
(b) Forcefulness.
(c) A worker.
(d) A god.

3. In "Ah Vastness of Pines," what geographic feature does the poet describe in the first four lines?
(a) A plain.
(b) A mountain range.
(c) A river.
(d) An ocean.

4. In "Death Alone," what does the poet first describe?
(a) Cemetaries.
(b) Birth.
(c) Hospitals.
(d) Funerals.

5. Why is it difficult to see in "Thinking, Tangling Shadows"?
(a) Because of the crowd.
(b) Because of closed eyes.
(c) Because of night time.
(d) Because of a fog.

Short Answer Questions

1. In lines 4-8 of "Tang," who does the poet describe?

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

3. What does the poet compare dreaming to in "Nocturnal Collection"?

4. In "Love, America (1400)," what does the poet say America has no word for?

5. When does harvest occur in "Being Born in the Woods"?

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