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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. Mary Oliver is considered to be one of the best ____ poets.
(a) Surrealist.
(b) Idealist.
(c) Realist.
(d) Naturalist.

2. Which of the poets worked at the Museum of Modern Art?
(a) Moss.
(b) Schuyler.
(c) Dickey.
(d) Hecht.

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

4. Who wrote "The Mad Potter?"
(a) Sexton.
(b) Levine.
(c) Kinnell.
(d) Hollander.

5. Michael S. Harper created his work by combining autobiography and ____.
(a) Slang.
(b) Science.
(c) Fiction.
(d) Myth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Michael Palmer's poetry is said to use a(n) ______ abstraction.

2. Richard Hugo grew up in which western US city?

3. Which of the following words best describes Sharon Olds' work?

4. Mark Doty's work often uses ____ as a main theme.

5. What was the name of Sylvia Plath's husband?

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