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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 of Cunningham's poems it the first to appear in his section?
(a) "For my Contemporaries."
(b) "To My Wife,"
(c) "A Century of Epigrams."
(d) "Middle Passage."

2. In which year did Merrill win the Pulitzer Prize?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1969.

3. "The Tourist from Syracuse" was inspired by the writing of which author?
(a) MacDonald.
(b) Miller.
(c) Mackey.
(d) Mailer.

4. "Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg" discusses what type of mine?
(a) Diamond.
(b) Gold.
(c) Silver.
(d) Coal.

5. What position did Dickey hold in the army during WWII?
(a) Medic.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Fighter pilot.
(d) Chaplain.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Ashbery lived in which European city?

2. What was the name of Sylvia Plath's husband?

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

4. Charles Olson refers to himself as which of the following?

5. What was A.R. Ammons field of study in college?

(see the answer key)

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