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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Triggering Town.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hugo believes that a poet must take _____of a triggering town.
(a) Care.
(b) Stock.
(c) Emotional possession.
(d) Total control.

2. In the Hugo's opinion, a poet must have a streak of _____.
(a) Common sense.
(b) Genius.
(c) Arrogance.
(d) Luck.

3. Who does Hugo put in the silo in one of his poems?
(a) Babies.
(b) Large rats.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Chorus girls.

4. Which artist does Hugo think is interpreted as a weirdo when one first sees his paintings?
(a) Hieronymus Bosch.
(b) Vincent Van Gogh.
(c) Salvador Dali.
(d) Claude Monet.

5. Why does Hugo think his idea of the triggering town causes ideas for poems to come out more easily?
(a) Because it works for him.
(b) Because one has intense attachment to it.
(c) Because it opens up psychic channels.
(d) Because it is free of personal association.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hugo states that the earth takes its configurations from the _____.

2. Hugo states that all art that has endured has an element of _____.

3. If a person can't think small when writing a poem, Hugo suggests that he try _____.

4. Specifically, Hugo asks students never to worry about _____.

5. What era does Hugo say embodies sentimentality?

(see the answer key)

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