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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. Which poet wrote the "Autumn Shade" series?
(a) Yeats.
(b) Levertov.
(c) Bowers.
(d) Kizer.

2. Carolyn Kizer wrote a poem about man's abuse of which natural resource?
(a) Air.
(b) Water.
(c) Steel.
(d) Oil.

3. Which of the poets wrote a piece titled, "Einstein's Bathrobe?"
(a) Van Duyn.
(b) Hecht.
(c) Moss.
(d) Dickey.

4. Charles Olson refers to himself as which of the following?
(a) Archeologist.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Anthropologist.
(d) Shaman.

5. While in residence in Europe, Ashbery held which job?
(a) Art critic.
(b) Waiter.
(c) Policeman.
(d) Tour guide.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Ashbery lived in which European city?

2. Robert Penn Warren is said to have written poetry in a _____ style.

3. Ammons favored which style?

4. Merwin, a former expatriate, lives in which US state?

5. Olson believed poetry should be written based on _____, not meter.

(see the answer key)

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