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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poet's Obligation | The Word | Ocean.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the watch cut down in "Ode to a Watch at Night"?
(a) A rough grassland.
(b) A tree.
(c) An old house.
(d) A building.

2. What color is evoked in the beginning of "Serenade"?
(a) Purple.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

3. What does the chief in "Education of the Chieftain" make himself?
(a) A god.
(b) A worker.
(c) Velocity.
(d) Forcefulness.

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

5. What does "Widower's Tango" resemble?
(a) A letter.
(b) A play.
(c) A dialogue.
(d) A short story.

Short Answer Questions

1. What leads to Magellan's end in "The Magellan Heart"?

2. How many sections does "The Magellan Heart" have?

3. In "We Are Many," who does the poet talk to when he calls for the fireman?

4. In "Nocturnal Statutes," what does reality differ from?

5. In lines 4-8 of "Tang," who does the poet describe?

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