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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. Which one of the poets worked as a consultant to the Library of Congress?
(a) Schuyler.
(b) Van Duyn.
(c) Moss.
(d) Hecht.

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

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

4. What is the latest year in which one of the poets was born?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1971.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Elizabeth Bishop was raised by relatives in which major metropolitan area?

3. Duncan was linked to the _______ poets.

4. Mary Swenson received a degree in which discipline?

5. One of Randall Jarrell's poems is titled, "The Women at the ____ Zoo."

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