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

2. Which of the poets was a high school football star?
(a) Schuyler.
(b) Hecht.
(c) Dickey.
(d) Moss.

3. Mary Swenson received a degree in which discipline?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Science.
(c) Literature.
(d) Mathematics.

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

5. Randall Jarrell's poetry is typically centered around which event/era?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Great Depression.
(c) World War II.
(d) Civil War.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following words is used to describe Mary Swenson's work?

3. What is the earliest year in which one of the poets was born?

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

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

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