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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Village Tapes: Poems Recorded December 7, 1970.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In poem two, of the section "Jamaica", where are the Major's boots?
(a) By the highway.
(b) In the shed.
(c) Where he left them.
(d) By the sink.

2. What kind of prayer did the poem call for to hope for a "strong plane landing"? (Poem 2- "Village Tapes")
(a) Boisterous.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Consistent.
(d) American.

3. What did Morrison name the boxing match at the end of the poem? (Poem 2-"Jamaica")
(a) "A Negro Dance".
(b) "A Consistant Battle".
(c) "A Fight of Fear".
(d) "A Blip in Life".

4. In the poem "Blessings", where did the ancient wisdom travel from to greet "us"?
(a) The North.
(b) The East.
(c) The South.
(d) The West.

5. What did Morison say a child gave into? (Poem 1-"Jamaica")
(a) Fear.
(b) Reality.
(c) Nightmares.
(d) The truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Morrison say that he had to leave? (Poem 1-"Jamaica")

2. According to "Ode to LA" , who claimed "this benevolent soul"?

3. How did Morrison describe the man who died in the pool-in regard to him being a muse?

4. In the poem that began "Cobra sun/Fever smile", at the end, who came?

5. In the poem "Ode to LA", who was Morrison chosen to play?

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