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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mark Doty, Gjertrud Schnackenberg, Henri Cole, Li-Young Lee, and Carl Phillips.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What award did Yusef Komunyakaa receive for military service?
(a) Silver Star.
(b) Bronze Star.
(c) Purple Heart.
(d) Congressional Medal of Honor.

2. Edward Hirsch currently works as the head of which prestigious organization?
(a) Library of Congress.
(b) National Endowment for the Arts.
(c) Guggenheim Foundation.
(d) Pulitzer Prize Committee.

3. Ammons favored which style?
(a) Epigram.
(b) Quatrain.
(c) Limmerick.
(d) Haiku.

4. Charles Wright wrote an homage to which famous painter?
(a) Cezanne.
(b) Manet.
(c) Renoir.
(d) Monet.

5. Li-Young Lee came to the US in which year?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1958.

Short Answer Questions

1. Howard wrote a poem focused on aristocrats of which century?

2. Which president is mentioned in the title of one of Wright's poems?

3. Yusef Komunyakaa's father was born in which country?

4. Mary Oliver is considered to be one of the best ____ poets.

5. Charles Simic was born in which country?

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