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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What poem does Hugo describe as being "not good Hopkins"?
(a) "The Golden Echo".
(b) "The Handsome Heart".
(c) "The Silver Jubilee".
(d) "The Sea Took Pity".

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

3. Hugo sits home on Saturday nights _____ in one assumption.
(a) Drawing comic book characters.
(b) Listening to the radio.
(c) Eating fast food.
(d) Watching television.

4. 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) Capitalization.
(c) Punctuation.
(d) Syntax.

5. 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) Obligate.
(b) Forbid.
(c) Discourage.
(d) Encourage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hugo believes that after a long time and a lot of writing, a poet can go back to places of _____.

2. At what age does Hugo start teaching?

3. What response from Roethke to a student's poem does Hugo find withering?

4. Hugo believes that any _____, no matter how melodramatic, is preferable to none.

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

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