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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poet's Obligation | The Word | Ocean.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Poet's Obligation," where does the poet say he gathers his poetry?
(a) In a cup.
(b) In boxes.
(c) On sheets of paper.
(d) In his brain.

3. In "We Are Many," who does the poet talk to when he calls for the fireman?
(a) A fireman.
(b) An arsonist.
(c) An elderly man.
(d) A fireman's wife.

4. In "Brussels," what does the poet say moves too quickly?
(a) His life.
(b) His faith.
(c) Technology.
(d) Trains.

5. In "Nocturnal Statutes," what does reality differ from?
(a) Death.
(b) School.
(c) Dreams.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the men coming to town in "Leviathan"?

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

3. Why is the poet angry in the beginning of "Waltz"?

4. In "Leaning into the Afternoons," what does the poet say he resembles when he loves?

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

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