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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. Ammons favored which style?
(a) Limmerick.
(b) Haiku.
(c) Epigram.
(d) Quatrain.

2. Allen Ginsberg is closely affiliated with which poetic movement?
(a) New York Renaissance.
(b) Beat Generation.
(c) Pre-war.
(d) Post Modernist.

3. Which of the poets wrote a piece titled, "The Sheep Child?"
(a) Dickey.
(b) Van Duyn.
(c) Hecht.
(d) Moss.

4. In what year did O'Hara die?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1971.
(d) 9182.

5. Which poet wrote "To the Harbormaster?"
(a) O'Hara.
(b) Ginsberg.
(c) Creeley.
(d) Wagoner.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of Randall Jarrell's poems is titled, "The Women at the ____ Zoo."

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

3. How many poets appear in the book?

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

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

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