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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. What, according to Morrison, would it take for songs and poetry to survive?
(a) Human beings.
(b) Memories.
(c) Sound.
(d) Love.

2. What did Morrison believe the self-interview was?
(a) The honesty blinded by delusions of grandeur.
(b) The essence of creativity.
(c) The truth hidden behind the eyes.
(d) The humility one never shows.

3. What was described as consisting of "organic gears"? (Poem 1-"Drywater")
(a) The earth.
(b) The universe.
(c) His bed.
(d) His mind.

4. From the poem "The Fear", what did rabbits possess?
(a) Yellow bellies.
(b) White wings.
(c) Red eyes.
(d) Black tails.

5. At the end of the second poem in the "Drywater" section, who was described as "winning"?
(a) The children.
(b) The good guys.
(c) The bad guys.
(d) The teachers.

Short Answer Questions

1. From the poem that began "Why does my mind circle around you", what did Morrison say wondered what it was like to be "you"?

2. In poem 4,"Jamaica", what did the principal hold?

3. What was the brain filled with? (Poem 1- "Drywater)

4. In the fifth poem, from the section "Village Tapes", what was claimed to be real?

5. What were "sodden in silk"? ("Ode to LA")

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