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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. David Wagoner's work was greatly influenced by which native American tribe?
(a) Pueblo.
(b) Plateau.
(c) Lakota.
(d) Anasazi.

2. Mary Swenson received a degree in which discipline?
(a) Science.
(b) Literature.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Mathematics.

3. "Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg" discusses what type of mine?
(a) Diamond.
(b) Coal.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

4. Which of the poets wrote a piece titled, "Frederick Douglass?"
(a) Cunningham.
(b) Olson.
(c) Hayden.
(d) Garrigue.

5. W.D. Snodgrass served in which branch of the armed forces?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Marines.
(c) Army.
(d) Navy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Swenson move to New York?

2. What was the name of the publication edited by Van Duyn?

3. Frank O'Hara studied at which university?

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

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

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