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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) 80.
(d) 75.

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

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

4. Which of the following is not one of Lowell's poems?
(a) "Skunk Hour."
(b) "Man and Wife."
(c) "Obit."
(d) "One Art."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Swenson move to New York?

2. What was Meredith's job?

3. Duncan's work is different because it is considered to be more ____.

4. Which of Cunningham's poems it the first to appear in his section?

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

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