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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. Marilyn Hacker spends six months of the year in New York; the other six months in _____.
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Paris.
(c) Vancouver.
(d) Amsterdam.

2. Which poet wrote "The Gas Station?"
(a) Williams.
(b) Oliver.
(c) Lorde.
(d) Wright.

3. Michael Palmer is said to be one of the original ____ poets.
(a) Language.
(b) Beat.
(c) Pre-war.
(d) Renaissance.

4. Which poet works at Johns Hopkins University?
(a) Hacker.
(b) Smith.
(c) Olds.
(d) Clampitt.

5. Which poet cites Auden and Frost as his influences?
(a) Meredith.
(b) Swenson.
(c) Nemerov.
(d) Duncan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which poet wrote about the "domestic self?"

2. Robert Haas earned his Ph.D. from which university?

3. Which poet wrote "Another Life?"

4. Charles Simic was born in which country?

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

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