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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stray Thoughts on Roethke and Teaching.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hugo advises that the hard work put in on the first poem is responsible for the _____ of the second.
(a) Longer length.
(b) Lack of inspiration.
(c) Sudden ease.
(d) Problems.

2. Where does Hugo work with Buzz Green?
(a) Lockheed Martin.
(b) State Farm.
(c) The Boeing Company.
(d) The postal service.

3. Hugo says that Roethke only wanted _____ in his class because you can teach them.
(a) Graduate students.
(b) Brave young men.
(c) Senior citizens.
(d) Innocent young chicks.

4. In the poem by Ghiselin, the snake's dwelling is that of a _____.
(a) Prairie dog.
(b) Another snake.
(c) Gopher.
(d) Horny toad.

5. Hugo states that the earth takes its configurations from the _____.
(a) Time of day.
(b) The laws of nature.
(c) Topography of the landscape.
(d) Type of weather occurrances

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Buzz Green's previous profession?

2. What is the divorce rate in the town in one assumption?

3. Which clever, witty writer is described by Hugo as being able to conform the music of poetry to truth effectively?

4. According to Hugo, poets can go into the world of the imagination, and not feel so threatened that they _____.

5. Who says "...the more I practice, the luckier I get."?

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