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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Richard Howard, Adrienne Rich, Gary Snyder, Sylvia Plath, and Mark Strand.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gary Snyder focuses a lot of his work around which topic?
(a) Love.
(b) God.
(c) Nature.
(d) Death.

2. Richard Howard worked as a writer and editor of dictionaries. What is the proper name for a person who has that job?
(a) Biographer.
(b) Lithographer.
(c) Cartographer.
(d) Lexicographer.

3. In which city was Robert Hayden born?
(a) New York.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Los Angeles.

4. Richard Hugo grew up in which western US city?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Eugene.
(c) Santa Barbara.
(d) Reno.

5. "The Tourist from Syracuse" was inspired by the writing of which author?
(a) Mackey.
(b) Mailer.
(c) Miller.
(d) MacDonald.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem "Planetarium" was written in honor of which astronomer?

2. Merrill was known for writing in which type of verse?

3. Which poet was the first director of the literary programs at the National Endowment for the Arts?

4. Which one of the poets worked as a consultant to the Library of Congress?

5. Olson believed poetry should be written based on _____, not meter.

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