Poetry Quizzes

Poetry Quiz 1

By Kristen Osborne-Bartucca · Last reviewed February 14, 2017

1 Moore compares poetry to

fiddle

trash

children

darkness
2 One should read poetry with ______ for it

enthusiasm

contempt

disdain

hatred
3 Hands _____

clutch

slap

rise

grasp
4 Eyes _____

cry

dilate

wink

close
5 Hair _____

waves

shakes

rises

grows
6 Why are "these things" important?

They are clever

They are lovely

They are intelligent

They are useful
7 What happens when something becomes derivative?

It becomes original

It becomes unintelligible

It becomes profound

It becomes useless
8 We do not admire

insolence and triviality

useful things

what we do not understand

genuine poetry
9 The bat is

looking for a mate

exploring caves

looking for food

flying at night
10 The elephants

push

roar

roll

sleep
11 The wild horse

eats

rolls

sleeps

runs
12 The wolf is

apathetic

tireless

reserved

hungry
13 The critic is

unintelligible

immovable

important

insolent
14 The fan enjoys what sport?

Basketball

Baseball

Polo

Cricket
15 What should we not do to business documents and textbooks?

Read them

Discriminate against them

Throw them away

Think they are poetry
16 The work of "half poets"

is better than that of prominent poets

is genuine

is inspiring

is not poetry
17 Moore wants autocrats to be "literalists of / the __________"

mind

verse

imagination

genuine
18 Autocratic poets are

arcane

stupid

profound

trivial
19 Imaginary gardens ought to have _______ in them.

real toads

tireless wolves

genuine poets

real horses
20 What kind of material does Moore want for poetry?

Raw

Gilded

Personal

Deep
21 Above all Moore wants poetry to be

elegant

amusing

intelligent

genuine
22 If you call for raw material and genuine poetry, you:

are interested in poetry

are a "half poet"

are delusional

do not understand poetry
23 This poem is known for its

imagery

length

revisions

meter
24 Moore's initial tone is

ambivalent

enraged

passionate

conversational
25 Poetry should be

smart and amusing

genuine and useful

deeply emotional

inspiring

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