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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Statements of Faith.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Hugo suggest placing a typed poem in order to feel pressure to work on it some more?
(a) On a mirror.
(b) In a drawer.
(c) On the wall.
(d) In a pocket.

2. What does Hugo call the tearing down of buildings, the building of new housing, etc., as being one problem for modern poets?
(a) Wholesale changes.
(b) Rapid dehumanization.
(c) Class deterioration.
(d) Vapid consumerism.

3. Which famous poet does Hugo say escapes from personality during the writing of a poem?
(a) Roethke.
(b) Hughes.
(c) Eliot.
(d) Silverstein.

4. What is the term Hugo uses for adding unnecessary words to a form?
(a) Padding.
(b) Clarifying.
(c) Complicating.
(d) Overfilling.

5. One assumption has the _____ being run by a kind man who lets kids in for free when nobody is looking.
(a) Swimming pool.
(b) Carnival.
(c) Movie house.
(d) Penny arcade.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous poet does Hugo say becomes someone else during the writing of a poem?

2. According to Hugo, _____ keeps alive a self deserving of rejection.

3. The hermit in one of Hugo's assumptions eats mostly _____.

4. Hugo suggests the poet finish the poem first, then worry about being _____.

5. Which short story of Faulkner's has the protagonist, Snopes?

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