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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. The introduction states that American art was great because of _____.
(a) Adversity.
(b) Unity.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Trust.

2. What is the earliest year in which one of the poets was born?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1902.

3. Robert Penn Warren is said to have written poetry in a _____ style.
(a) Minimalist.
(b) Metaphysical.
(c) Mercenary.
(d) Melancholy.

4. One of Randall Jarrell's poems is titled, "The Women at the ____ Zoo."
(a) Washington.
(b) New York.
(c) Toronto.
(d) San Diego.

5. Which series of numbers is in the poem titled, "A Century of Epigrams?"
(a) 29, 53, 55, 62, 76.
(b) 23, 57, 51, 62, 73.
(c) 24, 51, 53, 60, 77.
(d) 26, 52, 55, 65, 79.

Short Answer Questions

1. Garrigue was influenced by which famous composer?

2. Which of the following is not one of Lowell's poems?

3. Which poet cites Auden and Frost as his influences?

4. Cunningham's work was referred to as being cool and _____.

5. Which was not one of Cunningham's jobs?

(see the answer key)

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