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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Far Arden.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did Morrison say to poke holes in? ("Ode to LA")
(a) The pool liner.
(b) The goddess.
(c) The story.
(d) The death of the man.

3. What did Morrison compare opening a mind to (in regard to a "moment of inner freedom")?
(a) A door.
(b) A trunk.
(c) The sky opening.
(d) A gift box.

4. What was Morrison's name?
(a) Jim Allen Morrison.
(b) Jimmy Lucas Morrison.
(c) James Douglas Morrison.
(d) Douglas Jimmy Morrison.

5. What, according to Morrison, would it take for songs and poetry to survive?
(a) Love.
(b) Sound.
(c) Memories.
(d) Human beings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Morrison say the "bleached sun" was needed for?

2. Who led Morrison to the lake in the poem whose first line was "A vast radiant beach & a cool"?

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

4. How did Morrison say that he hoped his friend, who died in the pool, "went out"?

5. What did Morrison call the man who died in the pool in the stanza after the description of the body being found?

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