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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. In what year did Swenson move to New York?
(a) 1946,
(b) 1959,
(c) 1949.
(d) 1953.

2. Which of the poets worked at the Museum of Modern Art?
(a) Dickey.
(b) Schuyler.
(c) Hecht.
(d) Moss.

3. Richard Hugo grew up in which western US city?
(a) Eugene.
(b) Santa Barbara.
(c) Reno.
(d) Seattle.

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

5. Who was heavily influenced by Theodore Roethke?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Bowers.
(c) Auden.
(d) Justice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Schuyler compares poetry to which of the following?

2. One of Randall Jarrell's poems is titled, "The Women at the ____ Zoo."

3. James Dickey claims his life was changed after spending a year in which European country?

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

5. In which city was Robert Hayden born?

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