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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through May Swenson, Robert Duncan, William Meredith, Howard Nemerov, and Richard Wilbur.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the text, the best English language literature was produced in which century?
(a) 19th.
(b) 18th.
(c) 20th.
(d) 21st.

2. Elizabeth Bishop was raised by relatives in which major metropolitan area?
(a) New York.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Boston.
(d) Dallas.

3. Which of the poets wrote a piece titled, "Frederick Douglass?"
(a) Cunningham.
(b) Garrigue.
(c) Olson.
(d) Hayden.

4. Duncan's work is different because it is considered to be more ____.
(a) Abstract.
(b) Visionary.
(c) Surreal.
(d) Concrete.

5. Which city was the center of the great poetry Renaissance?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Paris.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Swenson move to New York?

2. Duncan was linked to the _______ poets.

3. Which was not one of Cunningham's jobs?

4. Which poet cites Auden and Frost as his influences?

5. Which of the following is not one of Lowell's poems?

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