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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What industries does the poet describe in "Rendezvous With America"?
(a) Hammers and cash registers.
(b) Steam train and tractor.
(c) Cotton and oil.
(d) Cars and trucks.

2. What question does Tolson ask in "The Mountain Climber"?
(a) Why the moon never shines on the mountain.
(b) Why the climber risks his life.
(c) Why the climber quits his job.
(d) How long it takes to climb a mountain.

3. What Indian tribe tied up the man in "The Ballad of the Rattlesnake"?
(a) Apache.
(b) Algonquin.
(c) Sioux.
(d) Seminole.

4. What does Tolson hope for in the poem "A Song for Myself"?
(a) Romance.
(b) Power.
(c) A good afterlife.
(d) Peace on earth.

5. What should separate the rose and the thorn in "The Unknown Soldier"?
(a) Power.
(b) Justice.
(c) Liberty.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the town logo in "The Town of Fathers"?

2. How many parts is the poem "Dark Symphony"?

3. What does the mechanic in "The Shift of Gears" tell the narrator?

4. What does the narrator in "A Hamlet Rives Us" fail to acknowledge?

5. How does the poet describe the mongrel in "When Great Dogs Fight"?

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