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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through James Merrill, W.S. Merwin, A.R. Ammons, John Ashbery, and James Wright.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which city was the center of the great poetry Renaissance?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) San Francisco.

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

3. In what year did Swenson move to New York?
(a) 1946,
(b) 1959,
(c) 1949.
(d) 1953.

4. 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.

5. "Amusing Our Daughters" was written to which of the poet's family members?
(a) Sister.
(b) Brother.
(c) Mother.
(d) Father.

Short Answer Questions

1. James Merrill spent part of his life living in which exotic location?

2. David Wagoner's work was greatly influenced by which native American tribe?

3. Which of the poets worked at the Museum of Modern Art?

4. Who served as the first Poet Laureate of the United States?

5. Which of the following words is not used in reference to Howard Nemerov's work?

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