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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which colleague of Hugo's points out that "if you are not risking sentimentality, you are not close to your inner self"?
(a) Marvel.
(b) Herrick.
(c) Kittridge.
(d) Auden.

2. Hugo says that for Roehtke, the rules are simply one way to help a poet get to _____.
(a) The gold.
(b) Heaven.
(c) A master's degree.
(d) Publish.

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

4. Which famous poet does Hugo say becomes someone else during the writing of a poem?
(a) Neruda.
(b) Lowell.
(c) Auden.
(d) Wilde.

5. What is it called when a poet restates the same idea in a different way?
(a) Being sarcastic.
(b) Being clear.
(c) Being clever.
(d) Being redundant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hugo say proposes that all literary teachers take creative writing?

2. Where does Hugo work with Buzz Green?

3. In one of Hugo's assumptions, _____ at the farmer's market is punishable by death.

4. Why does Hugo think his idea of the triggering town causes ideas for poems to come out more easily?

5. The British colonel that Hugo meets in Europe on his tour of duty is what member of the British aristocracy?

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