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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Amy Clampitt, Dave Smith, Marilyn Hacker, William Matthews, and Sharon Olds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous poet first inspired Charles Wright?
(a) Eliott.
(b) Ginsberg.
(c) Pound.
(d) Roethke.

2. Unlike many poets, Robert Pinsky has no interest in _____.
(a) Realism.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Simile.

3. Which of the following is a main theme in Amy Clampitt's work?
(a) Death.
(b) Self.
(c) God.
(d) Morality.

4. In what year was the position established?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1968.

5. Carolyn Kizer wrote a poem about man's abuse of which natural resource?
(a) Steel.
(b) Oil.
(c) Water.
(d) Air.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which was not one of Cunningham's jobs?

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

3. Frank O'Hara was deeply affected by the death of which famous artist?

4. Who wrote "Venetian Interior, 1889?"

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

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