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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Village Tapes: Poems Recorded December 7, 1970.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the savages fall out from in the poem "Ode to LA"?
(a) The sky.
(b) Heaven.
(c) The falls.
(d) The clouds.

2. From the poem that began "Why does my mind circle around you", what did Morrison say wondered what it was like to be "you"?
(a) Me.
(b) Everyone.
(c) No one.
(d) Planets.

3. How did the "Jamaica" section end?
(a) "Oh no."
(b) "Close your eyes."
(c) "Boom Boom."
(d) "Questions....."

4. Who is Morrison's "Ode to LA" dedicated to?
(a) Ray Manzarek.
(b) Brian Jones.
(c) Robby Krieger.
(d) John Densmore.

5. What did Morrison say was "hanging on the wing of the raven" in the first poem of the section titled "Drywater"?
(a) "Your name".
(b) "Your meat".
(c) "Your humanity".
(d) "Your soul".

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Morrison describe as having a "cold white neon bosom"? (Poem 4-"Jamaica")

2. In the poem "Blessings", where did the ancient wisdom travel from to greet "us"?

3. In the three-line poem, poem eighteen "Village Tapes", what did the people describe a race toward?

4. What did the person being questioned in "What are you doing here?" want from Morison?

5. Who did Morrison say was drinking from the swimming pool? (Poem 4-"Jamaica")

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