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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. In what year did Swenson move to New York?
(a) 1946,
(b) 1949.
(c) 1959,
(d) 1953.

2. In which year was Van Duyn appointed as the Poet Laureate?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1996.

3. Ammons favored which style?
(a) Quatrain.
(b) Haiku.
(c) Limmerick.
(d) Epigram.

4. Duncan was linked to the _______ poets.
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) Post Modern.
(c) Ancient Greek.
(d) Black Mountain.

5. What was Meredith's job?
(a) Captain.
(b) Auto mechanic.
(c) Aviator.
(d) Flying nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Frank O'Hara studied at which university?

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

3. The introduction states that American art was great because of _____.

4. Where is the Jain Bird Hospital located?

5. Which poet was greatly influenced by William Butler Yeats and W.H. Auden?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe William Meredith's work and his main focus. Also list some of the poems included in his section.

2. Examine Robert Duncan's childhood and how it affected his career.

3. Discuss the wide variety of jobs held by Richard Wilbur. Also discuss Wilbur's style and the poems in which the style is exhibited in this collection.

4. What other career did A.R. Ammons have while writing poetry on the side? What were some of Ammon's influences outside the literary realm? What are some styles used by Ammons?

5. Howard Moss is best known for working with which iconic magazine? What is Moss' style? List some of the poems written by Moss and included in this book.

6. Discuss the varied activities of James Dickey and the one thing that supposedly changed his life. What are some of the themes involved in Dickey's work?

7. What was Allen Ginsberg's first major success? What made Ginsberg into an iconic poet?

8. Examine the unique style of Anthony Hecht as well as some of his professional experiences. Also list some of the poems written by Hecht and included in this book.

9. Describe Richard Hugo's work and possible influence on style and subject.

10. Give a brief overview of Robert Lowell's life and work as a poet. What were Lowell's main topics? Which techniques did he favor when writing poetry? Also list at least four of Lowell's poems.

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