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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which poet often used inner city life as a theme?
(a) Oliver.
(b) Lorde.
(c) Williams.
(d) Wright.

2. Which poet works at Johns Hopkins University?
(a) Olds.
(b) Clampitt.
(c) Smith.
(d) Hacker.

3. C.K. Williams worked as which of the following?
(a) Therapist.
(b) Pharmacist.
(c) Landscaper.
(d) Arborist.

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

5. What famous poet first inspired Charles Wright?
(a) Eliott.
(b) Ginsberg.
(c) Pound.
(d) Roethke.

6. Yusef Komunyakaa served in which war?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Desert Storm.
(c) Korea.
(d) WWII.

7. Robert Haas earned his Ph.D. from which university?
(a) MIT.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Stanford.

8. Mary Oliver believed that the majority of her poems were ______.
(a) Awkward.
(b) Epiphanies.
(c) Flawless.
(d) Visionary.

9. Which of the following was not a job held by Amy Clampitt?
(a) Translator.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Researcher.
(d) Editor.

10. Michael Palmer is said to be one of the original ____ poets.
(a) Language.
(b) Beat.
(c) Pre-war.
(d) Renaissance.

11. Which poem was written for a survivor of Hiroshima?
(a) "The Horse."
(b) "The Night Mirror."
(c) "The Bear."
(d) "The Truth the Dead Know."

12. Anne Sexton wrote a poem based on which famous painting?
(a) Starry Night.
(b) Mona Lisa.
(c) The Last Supper.
(d) The Madonna and Child.

13. In Louise Gluck's "Messengers" which of the following seems to be waiting for the poet?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Animals.
(c) Children.
(d) Fans.

14. Which of the poets also worked as a playwright?
(a) Oliver.
(b) Lorde.
(c) Wright.
(d) Williams.

15. Jay Wright honored famed black scientist _______ in his work.
(a) Lowell.
(b) Woods.
(c) Banneker.
(d) Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. Michael Harper wrote a poem dedicated to which famous musician?

2. Rita Dove was named as the ____ Poet Laureate.

3. Who wrote the poem titled, "Onions?"

4. What was the occupation of Kay Ryan's father?

5. How old was Amy Clampitt when her first book was published?

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