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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 position did Dickey hold in the army during WWII?
(a) Chaplain.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Medic.
(d) Fighter pilot.

2. Which of the poets wrote a piece titled, "Frederick Douglass?"
(a) Hayden.
(b) Garrigue.
(c) Olson.
(d) Cunningham.

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

4. Schuyler compares poetry to which of the following?
(a) Death.
(b) Birth.
(c) Constellations.
(d) Painting.

5. Which of the poets wrote a piece titled, "The Sheep Child?"
(a) Moss.
(b) Dickey.
(c) Hecht.
(d) Van Duyn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the poets wrote a piece titled, "Einstein's Bathrobe?"

3. Robert Penn Warren is said to have written poetry in a _____ style.

4. Which one of the poets worked as a consultant to the Library of Congress?

5. Which city was the center of the great poetry Renaissance?

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