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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 of the following was not one of Robert Creeley's jobs?
(a) Publisher.
(b) Chicken farmer.
(c) Ambulance driver.
(d) Translator.

2. Where is the Jain Bird Hospital located?
(a) Delhi.
(b) Budapest.
(c) Prague.
(d) Moscow.

3. Which was not one of Cunningham's jobs?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Critic.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Translator.

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

5. Which of the following was not a job held by Wilbur?
(a) Lyricist.
(b) Editor.
(c) Conductor.
(d) Teacher.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The introduction states that American art was great because of _____.

3. Garrigue was influenced by which famous composer?

4. "The Tourist from Syracuse" was inspired by the writing of which author?

5. Meredith served in which branch of the armed forces?

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