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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Morrison ask the "bird of prey"? (From the poem that began the same way)
(a) "When will I come down to earth?"
(b) "Am I going to die?"
(c) "When will I stop running?"
(d) "What should I do?"

2. What was Morrison's name?
(a) Jim Allen Morrison.
(b) James Douglas Morrison.
(c) Douglas Jimmy Morrison.
(d) Jimmy Lucas Morrison.

3. Who raced down the beach? (From the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool")
(a) Murderers.
(b) Thieves.
(c) Naked couples.
(d) Wild dogs.

4. How did Morrison describe the moon in the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool"?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Jeweled.
(c) Darkening.
(d) Frightened.

5. Who competed for the man's palms? ("Ode to LA")
(a) Demons.
(b) Angels.
(c) Serpents.
(d) Lovers.

6. What did Morrison say the body would be carried up through to heaven?("Ode to LA")
(a) Waves of sound.
(b) Halls of music.
(c) Lyrics of the soul.
(d) Ghosts of music's future.

7. Who found the body in the pool?
(a) The gardener.
(b) The band's manager.
(c) Morrison.
(d) The maid.

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

9. What did Morrison compare "wild promises" to? ( "Why does my mind circle around you")
(a) Wild dogs.
(b) Waterfalls.
(c) Stars.
(d) Birds.

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

11. What did Morrison describe himself as in the poem beginning "Frozen moment by a lake"?
(a) A blind owl.
(b) An injured rabbit.
(c) A deaf bat.
(d) A death bird.

12. Who led Morrison to the lake in the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool"?
(a) A bird.
(b) A lion.
(c) A lepar.
(d) A King and Queen.

13. What is the prisoner, in "Moment of Freedom", compared to in the poem?
(a) A child.
(b) A mole.
(c) A lion.
(d) A bird.

14. What did Morrison compare savages to in "Ode to LA"?
(a) Monsters of rhythm.
(b) Silent singers.
(c) Poetic versers.
(d) High messengers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Morrison state was scattered on the highway bleeding? (From the poem that began "Bird of prey")

2. Who did Morrison state were his heroes?

3. What did the ancient ones stand beside? (From the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool")

4. What poem did Morrison write in high school?

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

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