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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. "Mule Team and Poster" was based on a photograph taken by which of the following?
(a) Adams.
(b) Walker.
(c) Dorchest.
(d) Leiberman.

2. Charles Olson refers to himself as which of the following?
(a) Archeologist.
(b) Anthropologist.
(c) Shaman.
(d) Teacher.

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

4. W.S. Merwin attended which Ivy League school?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Yale.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Princeton.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Richard Hugo grew up in which western US city?

2. Merrill was known for writing in which type of verse?

3. What was A.R. Ammons field of study in college?

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

5. Which poet wrote "To the Harbormaster?"

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