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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hugo states that a Snopes poet obviously finds conservatism _____.
(a) Natural.
(b) Abhorrent.
(c) Suspect.
(d) Faultless.

2. What city does Hugo visit again in April, 1964?
(a) Milan.
(b) Munich.
(c) Cerignola.
(d) Leicester..

3. Hugo feels that the English language is deficient in _____.
(a) Effective homophones.
(b) Honest adjectives.
(c) Synonyms.
(d) Good full rhymes.

4. What is the poetry term for a rhythmic or syntactic pause at the end of a line of poetry?
(a) Phrase.
(b) End-stop.
(c) Didactic moment.
(d) Breath mark.

5. In what year does Hugo go back to visit his World War II stomping grounds in Europe?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1985.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hugo states that formal verse can help a young poet locate things to say, and can also _____ him to say things he wouldn't say.

2. What is the term Hugo uses for adding unnecessary words to a form?

3. What other types of writing does Hugo say are already in English departments, making them the logical place to teach creative writing?

4. What contest do the former students of Hugo, Mike Ryan and Maura Stanton, win?

5. What is the maximum sentence length Hugo advises having in a poem?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is it that Hugo and his wife are able to go to Italy?

2. How does Auden express his disdain for competitiveness among writers?

3. What is Hugo's definition of conservatism and how does it affect a poet's writing?

4. Why is acclaim considered by Hugo to be dangerous to the poet?

5. Why does Hugo recommend that the poet carry with him at all times and why?

6. Why does Hugo say not to write with a pen?

7. Why does Hugo say to take emotional possession of a few words?

8. What does Hugo see as the inherent flaw in the hiring of some writing teachers?

9. How does Hugo describe teaching the student in a class who is not necessarily good at writing?

10. Who is Bob Mills and what task is he assigned to perform?

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