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

2. Meredith served in which branch of the armed forces?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Marines.
(c) Navy.
(d) Coast Guard.

3. What was the name of the publication edited by Van Duyn?
(a) Denouement.
(b) Illusions.
(c) Perspective.
(d) Meter.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "The Tourist from Syracuse" was inspired by the writing of which author?

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

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

5. What position did Dickey hold in the army during WWII?

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