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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 series of numbers is in the poem titled, "A Century of Epigrams?"
(a) 29, 53, 55, 62, 76.
(b) 23, 57, 51, 62, 73.
(c) 26, 52, 55, 65, 79.
(d) 24, 51, 53, 60, 77.

2. Richard Hugo taught at which university?
(a) University of Montana.
(b) University of Iowa.
(c) University of Idaho.
(d) University of Wisconsin.

3. 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,"

4. James Dickey claims his life was changed after spending a year in which European country?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Italy.
(d) Ireland.

5. Mary Swenson received a degree in which discipline?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Literature.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. The introduction states that American art was great because of _____.

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

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

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

5. "Mule Team and Poster" was based on a photograph taken by which of the following?

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