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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. David Wagoner's work was greatly influenced by which native American tribe?
(a) Lakota.
(b) Plateau.
(c) Pueblo.
(d) Anasazi.

2. Merwin, a former expatriate, lives in which US state?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

3. Which poet wrote the "Autumn Shade" series?
(a) Kizer.
(b) Levertov.
(c) Yeats.
(d) Bowers.

4. Garrigue was influenced by which famous composer?
(a) Chopin.
(b) Tchaikovsky.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) Schumann.

5. John Ashbery lived in which European city?
(a) Madrid.
(b) London.
(c) Venice.
(d) Paris.

6. Merrill was known for writing in which type of verse?
(a) Freestyle.
(b) Haiku.
(c) Sonnet.
(d) Formal.

7. Which of the poets had a Hasidic Russian rabbi for a father?
(a) Levertov.
(b) Kizer.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Bowers.

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

9. Which of the following was not a job held by Wilbur?
(a) Editor.
(b) Conductor.
(c) Lyricist.
(d) Teacher.

10. Where is the Jain Bird Hospital located?
(a) Delhi.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Prague.
(d) Budapest.

11. In what year did Swenson move to New York?
(a) 1959,
(b) 1949.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1946,

12. According to the text, the best English language literature was produced in which century?
(a) 20th.
(b) 19th.
(c) 21st.
(d) 18th.

13. What position did Dickey hold in the army during WWII?
(a) Chaplain.
(b) Fighter pilot.
(c) Mechanic.
(d) Medic.

14. Ammons considered himself to be a part of which spiritual movement?
(a) Transcendentalist.
(b) Hindu.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Fundamental Christian.

15. Which poet was the first director of the literary programs at the National Endowment for the Arts?
(a) Levertov.
(b) Hugo.
(c) Kizer.
(d) Bowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the poets was a high school football star?

2. Which of the following was not one of Robert Creeley's jobs?

3. Duncan's work is different because it is considered to be more ____.

4. How many poets appear in the book?

5. Which of the poets wrote a piece titled, "Einstein's Bathrobe?"

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