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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. Richard Howard worked as a writer and editor of dictionaries. What is the proper name for a person who has that job?
(a) Cartographer.
(b) Lexicographer.
(c) Biographer.
(d) Lithographer.

2. From which university did Theodore Roethke graduate?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Florida.
(d) Delaware.

3. Allen Ginsberg is closely affiliated with which poetic movement?
(a) Pre-war.
(b) Beat Generation.
(c) New York Renaissance.
(d) Post Modernist.

4. What position did Dickey hold in the army during WWII?
(a) Chaplain.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Fighter pilot.
(d) Medic.

5. Merrill moved back to the US in which year?
(a) 1961,
(b) 1959.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1968.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jay Wright honored famed black scientist _______ in his work.

2. Which poet was born in Ohio?

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

4. Which of the following words is not used to describe Wright's work?

5. Which of the poets worked at the Museum of Modern Art?

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