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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 states that all art that has endured has an element of _____.
(a) Disguise.
(b) Surprise.
(c) Plagiarism.
(d) Schmaltz.

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

3. The hermit in one of Hugo's assumptions eats mostly _____.
(a) Popcorn.
(b) Fried potatoes.
(c) Grub worms.
(d) Sardines.

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

5. How much snow hits the town every year in one assumption?
(a) Seventy-seven inches.
(b) Four inches.
(c) Twenty feet.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hugo teaches that words love the _____ of people's minds.

2. Hugo teaches that one way of getting into the world of the imagination is to focus on the play rather than the _____ of words.

3. One assumption says that the churches are always _____.

4. Where do people sit a lot in one assumption?

5. Hugo teaches that what type of words soften the impact of language?

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