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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. How many poets appear in the book?
(a) 100.
(b) 60.
(c) 75.
(d) 80.

2. Which poet was the first director of the literary programs at the National Endowment for the Arts?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Levertov.
(c) Kizer.
(d) Bowers.

3. Which poet was greatly influenced by William Butler Yeats and W.H. Auden?
(a) Randall Jarrell.
(b) John Berryman.
(c) Elizabeth Bishop.
(d) Theodore Roethke.

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

5. Richard Hugo taught at which university?
(a) University of Wisconsin.
(b) University of Idaho.
(c) University of Iowa.
(d) University of Montana.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which city was Robert Hayden born?

2. Where is the Jain Bird Hospital located?

3. Garrigue was influenced by which famous composer?

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

5. Ammons considered himself to be a part of which spiritual movement?

(see the answer key)

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