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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. Dave Smith has developed a poetic voice often referred to as the ____ self.
(a) Inner.
(b) Distorted.
(c) Second.
(d) Repressed.

2. Carl Phillips refers to himself as being a ____ kid.
(a) Outgoing.
(b) Introspective.
(c) Nerdy.
(d) Athletic.

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

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

5. Justice writes a poem about a lone reader waiting in a _____ at dusk.
(a) Shopping mall.
(b) School yard.
(c) Garden.
(d) Cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

1. William Matthews is not connected to which of the following colleges/universities?

2. Which poet wrote the poem titled, "Ebb Tide?"

3. Charles Olson refers to himself as which of the following?

4. Gary Snyder focuses a lot of his work around which topic?

5. Richard Howard worked as a writer and editor of dictionaries. What is the proper name for a person who has that job?

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