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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. Richard Hugo grew up in which western US city?
(a) Santa Barbara.
(b) Reno.
(c) Eugene.
(d) Seattle.

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

3. From which university did Theodore Roethke graduate?
(a) Delaware.
(b) Florida.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Kansas.

4. Garrigue was influenced by which famous composer?
(a) Beethoven.
(b) Schumann.
(c) Tchaikovsky.
(d) Chopin.

5. Cunningham's work was referred to as being cool and _____.
(a) Reserved.
(b) Classical.
(c) Hip.
(d) Aloof.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which poet was the first director of the literary programs at the National Endowment for the Arts?

2. Frank O'Hara studied at which university?

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

4. Which of the following was not one of Robert Creeley's jobs?

5. Randall Jarrell's poetry is typically centered around which event/era?

(see the answer key)

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