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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) Medicine.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Literature.
(d) Science.

2. What is the latest year in which one of the poets was born?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1947.

3. Garrigue was influenced by which famous composer?
(a) Chopin.
(b) Tchaikovsky.
(c) Schumann.
(d) Beethoven.

4. What word is best used to describe Robert Lowell?
(a) Disturbed.
(b) Rebellious.
(c) Melancholy.
(d) Righteous.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Duncan was linked to the _______ poets.

2. Which of the following words is not used in reference to Howard Nemerov's work?

3. How many poets appear in the book?

4. In what year was the position established?

5. What is the earliest year in which one of the poets was born?

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