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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does Lou McGarrity play?
(a) Tuba.
(b) Flute.
(c) Piano.
(d) Trombone.

2. If a person can't think small when writing a poem, Hugo suggests that he try _____.
(a) Thinking big.
(b) Joining NASA.
(c) Running for president.
(d) Philosphy or social criticism.

3. People who hated the town left long ago and are wealthy in ____ in one assumption.
(a) England.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Greece.

4. One of Hugo's assumptions states that the name of the triggering town must appear _____.
(a) In the first paragraph.
(b) At the beginning of the denouement.
(c) In the title.
(d) At the very end.

5. 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) Meaning.
(c) Syntax.
(d) Usage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hugo says that once a language exists only to convey information, it is _____.

2. Hugo uses single-syllabic words to show _____.

3. In the poem by Ghiselin, the snake's dwelling is that of a _____.

4. What animal roams the streets in one assumption?

5. In the Hugo's opinion, a poet must have a streak of _____.

(see the answer key)

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