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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The purpose of the triggering town is to serve as a _____ for the poem.
(a) Literal setting.
(b) Common ground.
(c) Base of operations.
(d) Place to leave bad ideas.

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

3. Hugo teaches that one way of getting into the world of the imagination is to focus on the play rather than the _____ of words.
(a) Context.
(b) Usage.
(c) Meaning.
(d) Syntax.

4. Hugo tells the poet not to worry about _____ when writing.
(a) Word sounds.
(b) Timing.
(c) Length.
(d) Morality.

5. Hugo thinks it is easier to write when you can ignore relative values and go with the _____ of words.
(a) Finer points.
(b) Flow and thrust.
(c) Didacticism.
(d) Overall concept.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hugo believes that after a long time and a lot of writing, a poet can go back to places of _____.

2. Who says that poets don't take things as seriously as other people?

3. Why does Hugo think his idea of the triggering town causes ideas for poems to come out more easily?

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

5. What era does Hugo say embodies sentimentality?

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