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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ode to a Beautiful Nude | And How Long? | Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks | Fear.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the poet say to the marine night in "The Marine Night"?
(a) Nothing.
(b) That he wants to become it.
(c) That he is sorry.
(d) That he loves it.

2. In "They Come For the Islands," who witnesses the destruction of the island?
(a) The gods.
(b) The women.
(c) The soldiers.
(d) The children.

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

4. In "In Spite of Wrath," what is built after the holocaust?
(a) Universities.
(b) Towers.
(c) Statues.
(d) Bridges.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the chief in "Education of the Chieftain" make himself?

2. Who knocks on the door in "Ode to the Tomato"?

3. What type of flower is the sudden flower in "The Poet"?

4. What does the storm teach the weak in "Ode to the Storm"?

5. What do the men do with the figurehead when they first find it in "To a Ship's Figurehead"?

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