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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the poem that started "In that year", what did Morrison claim to be stroked with?
(a) Darkness.
(b) Light.
(c) Fear.
(d) Hate.

2. What did Morrison hope that "you" went out doing? ("Ode to LA")
(a) Roaring like a lion.
(b) Screaming like an owl.
(c) Smiling like a child.
(d) Yelling like the insane.

3. Who did Morrison state were his heroes?
(a) Artists and writers.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Singers and songwriters.
(d) Publishers.

4. What did the ancient ones stand beside? (From the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool")
(a) A crying moon.
(b) A circle of directions.
(c) A lightning-struck tree.
(d) An ancient lake.

5. According to Morrison, what can poetry and songs survive that nothing else can?
(a) A fire.
(b) A war.
(c) A holocaust.
(d) A generation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the savages fall out from in the poem "Ode to LA"?

2. What passed at the end of the poem "Tape Noon"?

3. How did Morrison describe himself in the woods? (From the poem that began with "Moonshine night")

4. What did Morrison say was a child's first moment of freedom?

5. What competed with "Silence"? ("Ode to LA")

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