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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. What animal roams the streets in one assumption?
(a) Coyotes.
(b) Horses.
(c) Mountain lions.
(d) Dogs.

2. Hugo suggests that if one wants to change what is on the page, try using the same words and play with the _____.
(a) Spelling.
(b) Punctuation.
(c) Capitalization.
(d) Syntax.

3. Hugo states that formal verse can help a young poet locate things to say, and can also _____ him to say things he wouldn't say.
(a) Forbid.
(b) Discourage.
(c) Encourage.
(d) Obligate.

4. According to Hugo, Valery says that when words are used to convey information, they _____.
(a) Dissolve.
(b) Reanimate.
(c) Become true.
(d) Correlate.

5. Hugo uses single-syllabic words to show _____.
(a) Tenderness.
(b) Clandestine behavior.
(c) Rigidity.
(d) Fluidity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hugo believes that worthwhile things can't be _____.

2. How does Hugo describe Roethke's clothes?

3. What does Hugo say endures most in a poet's work?

4. Hugo states that the earth takes its configurations from the _____.

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

(see the answer key)

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