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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Charles Wright, Audre Lorde, Mary Oliver, Jay Wright, and C.K. Williams.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the profession of Richard Wilbur's father?
(a) Musician.
(b) Painter.
(c) Actor.
(d) Poet.

2. Which was not one of Cunningham's jobs?
(a) Critic.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Translator.
(d) Librarian.

3. Where is the Jain Bird Hospital located?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Budapest.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Prague.

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

5. In which city was Robert Hayden born?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Seattle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Philip Levine was greatly impacted by which war?

2. Which of the following was not a job held by Wilbur?

3. Which poet was greatly influenced by William Butler Yeats and W.H. Auden?

4. in Creeley's "The Rescue," the poet describes which tragedy?

5. Which of the poets was a high school football star?

(see the answer key)

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