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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. What was Meredith's job?
(a) Aviator.
(b) Flying nurse.
(c) Auto mechanic.
(d) Captain.

2. Duncan was linked to the _______ poets.
(a) Post Modern.
(b) Ancient Greek.
(c) Greenwich Village.
(d) Black Mountain.

3. Garrigue was influenced by which famous composer?
(a) Tchaikovsky.
(b) Chopin.
(c) Schumann.
(d) Beethoven.

4. Which of the poets was a high school football star?
(a) Hecht.
(b) Schuyler.
(c) Dickey.
(d) Moss.

5. Which of the poets wrote a piece titled, "The Sheep Child?"
(a) Moss.
(b) Dickey.
(c) Van Duyn.
(d) Hecht.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the earliest year in which one of the poets was born?

2. Which of the following words is used to describe Mary Swenson's work?

3. Randall Jarrell's poetry is typically centered around which event/era?

4. What word is best used to describe Robert Lowell?

5. Who served as the first Poet Laureate of the United States?

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