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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Denise Levertov, Richard Hugo, Edgar Bowers, Carolyn Kizer, and Donald Justice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Randall Jarrell's poetry is typically centered around which event/era?
(a) World War I.
(b) Civil War.
(c) The Great Depression.
(d) World War II.

2. What is the earliest year in which one of the poets was born?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1917.

3. Robert Penn Warren is said to have written poetry in a _____ style.
(a) Minimalist.
(b) Melancholy.
(c) Metaphysical.
(d) Mercenary.

4. One of Randall Jarrell's poems is titled, "The Women at the ____ Zoo."
(a) New York.
(b) Toronto.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Washington.

5. Which was not one of Cunningham's jobs?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Critic.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Translator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the poets worked at the Museum of Modern Art?

2. Elizabeth Bishop was raised by relatives in which major metropolitan area?

3. Which series of numbers is in the poem titled, "A Century of Epigrams?"

4. Which of Cunningham's poems it the first to appear in his section?

5. Which of the poets had a Hasidic Russian rabbi for a father?

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