1 Who is the "They" in "What Were They Like?" American soldiers Any victim of war The farmers of Laos The people of Vietnam 2 What is described as "stone" in the poem? Ornaments Walls Lanterns Paths 3 The poem was written about which historical event? The Korean War The Vietnam War World War II The Holocaust 4 Which tense does the poem mostly use? Present tense Past tense Past perfect tense Future tense 5 The Vietnamese people described in the poem are Regular people Peasants Farmers All of the above 6 Bone, ivory, jade, and silver are given as examples of Ornaments Jewelry Frivolity Luxury 7 What is compared to a "mirror" in the poem The horrors of war Jade mirrors Lanterns Rice paddies 8 In the poem, do the Vietnamese have an epic poem? They had a religious epic They had an epic poem about the arrival of spring They had an epic poem about war No one knows 9 "Moths in moonlight" describe Vietnamese songs Vietnamese war planes Vietnamese proverbs Vietnamese insects 10 Who is called "sir" in the poem? The American soldier The respondent The Vietnamese old man The questioner 11 What is NOT one of the main meaning of "buds" in the poem? Children Reproduction Spring Agriculture 12 Which is NOT an example of uncertainty in the poem? "Perhaps" "It is not remembered" "A dream ago" "It is silent now" 13 Which is Denise Levertov's other famous anti-war poem? "If We Must Die" "Life at War" "First Encounter" "Wichita Vortex Sutra" 14 With which school of poetry is Denise Levertov NOT associated? Black Mountain New York School Modernism New American Poetry 15 The poem's setting is a Vietnamese village a bomb shelter unnamed an American base 16 The tone of the second stanza can be described as Impassionate Elegaic Formal Enthusiastic 17 Which is NOT a major theme in the poem? The importance of protecting cultures The common humanity of all people The cost of war The viciousness of American soldiers 18 Hearts turned to stone is an example of a Allegory Motif Metonymy Metaphor 19 Finish the line: "Ornament is for ..." Times of celebration Peace Rich people Joy 20 The questioner wants to know whether the Vietnamese distinguished between speech and Epic poetry Singing Whispers Screams 21 Were the Vietnamese "inclined to quiet laughter?" The laughed loudly and joyfully They were very serious Perhaps before the war They preferred to sing 22 "Moths in moonlight" is an example of Rhyme Metaphor Alliteration Motif 23 The Vietnam War lasted from 1955 to 1975 1982 1968 1967 24 Who was another major poet who wrote poems against the war in Vietnam? Anne Carson Allen Ginsberg Jack Kerouac George Sassoon 25 Levertov referred to her poetic form as Free verse Epic verse Projective verse Organic verse