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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bleak System | Sonata and Destructions | The Night of the Soldier | Nocturnal Statutes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the poet feel about the prostitute in "The Night of the Soldier"?
(a) That she is destructuve.
(b) That she needs saving.
(c) That she is caring.
(d) That she is perfection.

2. What does the poet relate the woman's body to in "Body of a Woman"?
(a) The heavens.
(b) Literature.
(c) Scientific discovery.
(d) The earth.

3. In "Unity," what does the poet say humans share a unity with?
(a) The world.
(b) Music.
(c) Each other.
(d) Animals.

4. In "Nocturnal Collection," what does the poet say he conquered?
(a) Women.
(b) Love.
(c) Fear.
(d) Dreams.

5. What rules does the poet say exist for human creativity in "Nocturnal Statutes"?
(a) No rules exist.
(b) You can't hurt others.
(c) Avoid copying someone else's work.
(d) Work hard.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Leaning into the Afternoons," what does the poet say he resembles when he loves?

2. In "Body of a Woman," what does the poet say he will persist in?

3. How are riders described in "Dream Horses"?

4. What emotion is detailed in the beginning of "Ars Poetica"?

5. Why are the oxen red in "Bleak System"?

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