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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Louise Gluck, Sandra McPherson, Michael Palmer, Ellen Bryant Voigt, and Kay Ryan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Robert Haas earned his Ph.D. from which university?
(a) Stanford.
(b) MIT.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) Columbia.

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

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

4. Which poet wrote the poem titled, "Mock Orange?"
(a) Ryan.
(b) McPherson.
(c) Palmer.
(d) Gluck.

5. Michael S. Harper created his work by combining autobiography and ____.
(a) Fiction.
(b) Science.
(c) Myth.
(d) Slang.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the profession of Richard Wilbur's father?

2. Michael Harper was greatly influenced by which type of music?

3. Mary Swenson received a degree in which discipline?

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

5. Allen Ginsberg is closely affiliated with which poetic movement?

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