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Quiz about E E Cummings
Quiz about E E Cummings

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A multiple-choice quiz by jericha. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
jericha
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
124,498
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
882
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 110 (2/10), Guest 223 (0/10), Guest 157 (4/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. In the line: "When the world is ________-wonderful," what word goes into the blank?

Answer: (One Word Six Letters)
Question 2 of 10
2. What color is the stallion in "Buffalo Bill's defunct"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who is the dead writer that the ladies still believe in "the Cambridge ladies who lived in furnished souls"? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. After the chicken farm, what kind of farm did Uncle Sol have in the poem "nobody loses all the time"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In "next to of course god america i" what animal is mentioned? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the sister's name in "my sweet old etcetera"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What will Olaf not kiss in "i sing of Olaf glad and big"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What season does Cummings mention in "somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond"? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What animal is talked about in "r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What kind of owl is mentioned in "when serpents bargain for the right to squirm"? Hint





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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In the line: "When the world is ________-wonderful," what word goes into the blank?

Answer: puddle

It's in the tenth line of "in Just-". "When the world is puddle-wonderful" FYI: e. e. cummings was born in 1894. Cummings was an extremely eccentric poet who wrote using a very unconventional style.
2. What color is the stallion in "Buffalo Bill's defunct"?

Answer: silver

In the fourth line: "ride a watersmooth-silver" FYI: cummings had only one formal job at a mail-order firm where he worked for three months.
3. Who is the dead writer that the ladies still believe in "the Cambridge ladies who lived in furnished souls"?

Answer: Longfellow

In the fifth line: "they believe in Christ and Longfellow, both dead." FYI: cummings attended Harvard and after graduation travelled to France.
4. After the chicken farm, what kind of farm did Uncle Sol have in the poem "nobody loses all the time"?

Answer: skunk

In the poem "nobody loses all the time" the answer is in the 21st line: "had a skunk farm but" FYI: But after arriving in France cummings was imprisoned in a concentration camp.
5. In "next to of course god america i" what animal is mentioned?

Answer: lion

In the eleventh line: "who rushed like lions to the roaring slaughter" FYI: After WWI cummings studied painting and 1920's travelled to Paris.
6. What is the sister's name in "my sweet old etcetera"?

Answer: isabel

In the seventh and eighth line: "my sister/isabel created hundreds" FYI:In 1924 he returned to America and a year later published "XLI Poems".
7. What will Olaf not kiss in "i sing of Olaf glad and big"?

Answer: the flag

In the last line of the second stanza. Which I will let you look up because of the language. FYI: e. e. cummings is known for using unusual typography, odd spelling, and different punctuation rules. And, he didn't always just write in lower case.
8. What season does Cummings mention in "somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond"?

Answer: spring

In the third line of the second stanza: "you open always petal by petal myself as Spring opens" FYI: He liked all things natural and condemned science and technology.
9. What animal is talked about in "r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r"?

Answer: grasshopper

In the very last line: ",grasshopper;" FYI: also if you rearrange the letter of the title you get grasshopper. This is such a strange poem but very interestingly written. Another poem that is like this one is "l(a". Which is also a very good poem about the loneliness of one leaf falling.
10. What kind of owl is mentioned in "when serpents bargain for the right to squirm"?

Answer: screech-owl

In the second line of the second stanza: "if all screech-owls have not okayed his voice" FYI: But above all he loved poetry and once while at a poetry reading he shouted, "Well, write poetry, for God's sake; it's the only thing that matters." e. e. cummings died in 1962.
Source: Author jericha

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