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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through May Swenson, Robert Duncan, William Meredith, Howard Nemerov, and Richard Wilbur.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Randall Jarrell's poetry is typically centered around which event/era?
(a) World War I.
(b) World War II.
(c) Civil War.
(d) The Great Depression.

3. Duncan's work is different because it is considered to be more ____.
(a) Concrete.
(b) Visionary.
(c) Abstract.
(d) Surreal.

4. Duncan was linked to the _______ poets.
(a) Black Mountain.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) Ancient Greek.
(d) Post Modern.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Charles Olson refers to himself as which of the following?

2. According to the text, the best English language literature was produced in which century?

3. In which city was Robert Hayden born?

4. Which of the following words is used to describe Mary Swenson's work?

5. Which series of numbers is in the poem titled, "A Century of Epigrams?"

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