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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Richard Howard, Adrienne Rich, Gary Snyder, Sylvia Plath, and Mark Strand.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James Dickey claims his life was changed after spending a year in which European country?
(a) Italy.
(b) England.
(c) Ireland.
(d) France.

2. Gary Snyder focuses a lot of his work around which topic?
(a) Death.
(b) God.
(c) Love.
(d) Nature.

3. In which city was Robert Hayden born?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Detroit.
(c) New York.
(d) Seattle.

4. Which of the poets wrote a piece titled, "Frederick Douglass?"
(a) Olson.
(b) Cunningham.
(c) Hayden.
(d) Garrigue.

5. Sylvia Plath wrote a poem in honor of God's lioness _____.
(a) Demeter.
(b) Bast.
(c) Ilsa.
(d) Ariel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gary Snyder referred to himself as having very ____ values.

2. Adrienne Rich practiced which religion?

3. In what year was the position established?

4. Schuyler compares poetry to which of the following?

5. Which of the poets was a high school football star?

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