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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ode to LA While Thinking of Brian Jones, Deceased.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Morrison compare savages to in "Ode to LA"?
(a) Monsters of rhythm.
(b) Poetic versers.
(c) High messengers.
(d) Silent singers.

2. Who competed for the man's palms? ("Ode to LA")
(a) Angels.
(b) Demons.
(c) Lovers.
(d) Serpents.

3. What did Morrison say that the man, who died in the pool, never saw?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) His true love.
(c) God.
(d) The Devil.

4. What did Morrison say that the interview was?
(a) The music of a soul.
(b) The opening of the clam.
(c) The new art form.
(d) The cloud cover.

5. What were "sodden in silk"? ("Ode to LA")
(a) Driveways.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Branches.
(d) Weeds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "Ode to LA", who was Morrison chosen to play?

2. What did Morrison say the body would be carried up through to heaven?("Ode to LA")

3. According to Morrison, what can poetry and songs survive that nothing else can?

4. What did Morrison wonder about the drowned man when he was carried up to heaven?

5. Where did the savages fall out from in the poem "Ode to LA"?

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