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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ode to LA While Thinking of Brian Jones, Deceased.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of dream was stated as being "mad stifled witness"? ("Ode to LA" )
(a) Dark.
(b) Witnessed.
(c) Chlorine.
(d) Summer.

2. What did Morrison question about the body in the pool?
(a) The pale green stuff it was made of.
(b) The smile frozen on the face.
(c) The objectivity of which it was pulled from the pool.
(d) The bloated whiteness.

3. According to "Ode to LA" , who claimed "this benevolent soul"?
(a) The smiling God.
(b) The angel man.
(c) The oppressed.
(d) The Demon of Hate.

4. In the title poem, what is the wilderness compared to?
(a) A grand highway.
(b) A stadium.
(c) A forest.
(d) A cave.

5. What did Morrison wonder about the drowned man when he was carried up to heaven?
(a) Would he make the trip?
(b) Would he come back as a fish?
(c) Would he stink?
(d) Would he fall back to earth?

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Morrison, what can poetry and songs survive that nothing else can?

2. How did Morrison describe the satyr in "Ode to LA"?

3. In "he enters stage", who was Morrison looking for?

4. What did Morrison call the man who died in the pool in the stanza after the description of the body being found?

5. In "Power", what color were the cars that Morrison made go away?

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