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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Of Men and Cities Poems.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What president is mentioned in "The Dictionary of the Wolf"?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Washington.
(c) Bush.
(d) Clinton.

2. What act of nature does the oak tree face in "A Scholar Looks at an Oak"?
(a) Blizzards.
(b) Tsunami.
(c) Earthquakes.
(d) Storms.

3. What does Tolson say forgetting is akin to in "Andante Sostenuto"?
(a) Enslaving.
(b) Spurning democracy.
(c) Massacring.
(d) Loving.

4. What is Frederick Douglas famous for being?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A painter.
(c) An abolitionist.
(d) A musician.

5. What is the weather like in "The Mountain Climber"?
(a) Thunder and lightening.
(b) Hot.
(c) Springtime.
(d) Cold and snowy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the poet discuss in "A Song for Myself"?

2. Who is Lin Yutang?

3. In "The Blindness of Scorn," what does the Malay guide become caught in?

4. Who is Louis Brandeis?

5. What happens to men who live bad lives and have bad souls in "A Song for Myself"?

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