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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. How many poets appear in the book?
(a) 60.
(b) 100.
(c) 75.
(d) 80.

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

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

4. Which city was the center of the great poetry Renaissance?
(a) London.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Paris.

5. Who served as the first Poet Laureate of the United States?
(a) Garrigue.
(b) Olson.
(c) Hayden.
(d) Warren.

Short Answer Questions

1. Duncan was linked to the _______ poets.

2. Garrigue was influenced by which famous composer?

3. Which of the poets wrote a piece titled, "Frederick Douglass?"

4. Randall Jarrell's poetry is typically centered around which event/era?

5. Which of the following was not a job held by Wilbur?

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