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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 of the poets wrote a piece titled, "Frederick Douglass?"
(a) Hayden.
(b) Garrigue.
(c) Cunningham.
(d) Olson.

2. What word is best used to describe Robert Lowell?
(a) Righteous.
(b) Disturbed.
(c) Melancholy.
(d) Rebellious.

3. In what year was the position established?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1968.

4. The introduction states that American art was great because of _____.
(a) Adversity.
(b) Unity.
(c) Trust.
(d) Freedom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words is not used in reference to Howard Nemerov's work?

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

3. Duncan's work is different because it is considered to be more ____.

4. Mary Swenson received a degree in which discipline?

5. Which of the poets wrote a piece titled, "The Sheep Child?"

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