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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. What was the profession of Richard Wilbur's father?
(a) Actor.
(b) Painter.
(c) Poet.
(d) Musician.

2. In which year was Van Duyn appointed as the Poet Laureate?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1974.

3. Olson believed poetry should be written based on _____, not meter.
(a) Length.
(b) Breath.
(c) Tone.
(d) Syllables.

4. Elizabeth Bishop was raised by relatives in which major metropolitan area?
(a) New York.
(b) Boston.
(c) Dallas.
(d) St. Louis.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Charles Olson refers to himself as which of the following?

3. James Dickey claims his life was changed after spending a year in which European country?

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

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

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