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

2. In "Love, America (1400)," what does the poet say America has no word for?
(a) Spain.
(b) Pain.
(c) War.
(d) Thunder.

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

4. What is Antarctica called in "Antarctic"?
(a) A trap.
(b) A crown.
(c) A mystery.
(d) A gem.

5. In "The Way Spain Was," what does the poet say has affected Spain?
(a) A lapse in art.
(b) A controlling leader.
(c) A false god.
(d) An attack from the outside.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Way into Wood," what does the poet say about apologies?

3. In "In Spite of Wrath," the light comes in spite of what?

4. In "Poet's Obligation," where does the poet say he gathers his poetry?

5. In "The Wave," what does the poet describe as being a flower?

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