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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Far Arden.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Morrison describe the movement of his hands to in "Can you dig it"?
(a) Lithe demons.
(b) Rolling snakes.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Dying birds.

2. Where did Morrison and his friends come from in "he enters stage"?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) Hell.
(d) Far Arden.

3. How did Morrison describe the pool that the man died in?
(a) Blue abyss.
(b) Hot buttered.
(c) Green vanity.
(d) Sulfor infested.

4. What was the first poem that Morrison wrote?
(a) "Life in School".
(b) "The Bear".
(c) "Superman".
(d) "The Pony Express".

5. Who is Morrison's "Ode to LA" dedicated to?
(a) Ray Manzarek.
(b) John Densmore.
(c) Robby Krieger.
(d) Brian Jones.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who competed for the man's palms? ("Ode to LA")

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

4. What did Morrison say that the man, who died in the pool, never saw?

5. What, according to Morrison, would it take for songs and poetry to survive?

(see the answer key)

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