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

2. What is the latest year in which one of the poets was born?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1947.

3. Mona Van Duyn taught at which St. Louis based university?
(a) Howard University.
(b) University of Missouri.
(c) Washington University.
(d) St. Louis University.

4. Duncan's work is different because it is considered to be more ____.
(a) Surreal.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Abstract.
(d) Visionary.

5. Which of the following was not one of Robert Creeley's jobs?
(a) Publisher.
(b) Chicken farmer.
(c) Translator.
(d) Ambulance driver.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mary Oliver believed that the majority of her poems were ______.

2. In which city was Robert Hayden born?

3. James Dickey claims his life was changed after spending a year in which European country?

4. Carolyn Kizer wrote a poem about man's abuse of which natural resource?

5. Which poet wrote "Another Life?"

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