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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 say the "bleached sun" was needed for?
(a) A day of dying.
(b) A life forgotten.
(c) TV aftrenoons.
(d) Lunch by the pool.

2. Who did Morrison call "poor"? ("Ode to LA")
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) Desdemona.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Ophelia.

3. What did the man, who died in the pool, float on? ("Ode to LA")
(a) A plank of dreams.
(b) A shadow of surrender.
(c) An iron candle.
(d) A slip of foam.

4. Why did Morrison say that poetry appealed to him?
(a) Becasue it was eternal.
(b) Because it meant he was an artist.
(c) Because it was similar to music.
(d) Because it spoke in a way lyrics could not.

5. Where did Morrison think some learned about Satan from?
(a) From the first time they had sex.
(b) From a box.
(c) From their priest.
(d) From their father.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who did Morrison call back in "Ode to LA"?

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

5. What was the first poem that Morrison wrote?

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