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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Frank O'Hara, David Wagoner, Robert Creeley, Allen Ginsberg, and W.D. Snodgrass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which series of numbers is in the poem titled, "A Century of Epigrams?"
(a) 23, 57, 51, 62, 73.
(b) 29, 53, 55, 62, 76.
(c) 24, 51, 53, 60, 77.
(d) 26, 52, 55, 65, 79.

2. In what year was the position established?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1943.

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

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

5. Which poet wrote the "Autumn Shade" series?
(a) Kizer.
(b) Yeats.
(c) Bowers.
(d) Levertov.

Short Answer Questions

1. Justice writes a poem about a lone reader waiting in a _____ at dusk.

2. Which poet cites Auden and Frost as his influences?

3. W.D. Snodgrass served in which branch of the armed forces?

4. Garrigue was influenced by which famous composer?

5. From which university did Theodore Roethke graduate?

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