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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In Defense of Creative-Writing Classes.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What aspect of Reothke's teaching does Hugo find to be evidence of his cruelty?
(a) His finals.
(b) His slothful explanations.
(c) His tardiness.
(d) His critiques.

3. Hugo says that creative writers are privileged because they can write _____.
(a) Standing on their heads.
(b) Fiction.
(c) Imperative sentenes.
(d) Declarative sentences.

4. What does Hugo say endures most in a poet's work?
(a) The poet's publishing rights.
(b) The poet's name.
(c) The poet's legacy.
(d) The poet's feelings about his work.

5. Hugo suggests the poet finish the poem first, then worry about being _____.
(a) Powerful.
(b) Valid.
(c) Judged by his peers.
(d) Right or sane.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animal roams the streets in one assumption?

3. Hugo believes that if if a good poem comes out as a result of the triggering town, the town will become the poet's _____.

4. Hugo thinks it is easier to write when you can ignore relative values and go with the _____ of words.

5. Hugo advises that at all times, the student must keep his _____ on.

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