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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mona Van Duyn, Howard Moss, James Dickey, Anthony Hecht, and James Schuyler.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Meredith served in which branch of the armed forces?
(a) Coast Guard.
(b) Marines.
(c) Navy.
(d) Air Force.

3. Mona Van Duyn taught at which St. Louis based university?
(a) St. Louis University.
(b) Howard University.
(c) University of Missouri.
(d) Washington University.

4. From which university did Theodore Roethke graduate?
(a) Delaware.
(b) Florida.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Michigan.

5. Which of the following words is not used in reference to Howard Nemerov's work?
(a) Sardonic.
(b) Light.
(c) Ironic.
(d) Brooding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which poet was greatly influenced by William Butler Yeats and W.H. Auden?

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

3. In what year was the position established?

4. Mary Swenson received a degree in which discipline?

5. Schuyler compares poetry to which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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