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Quiz about My Favorite Poems
Quiz about My Favorite Poems

My Favorite Poems! Trivia Quiz


A quiz about some of my favorite poets and interesting little tidbits about them. See how well you do. Come on. I dare you!

A multiple-choice quiz by Ressas. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Ressas
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
6,818
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
598
Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (3/10), snhha (10/10), GoodwinPD (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of the following poems was NOT written by Sylvia Plath? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Fill in the blank. 'Dying is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally _____ ' Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In Rod McKuen's 'Folk Song For Judy', what did Judy do with the cherry seed? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who is the first doctor to enter the room in 'Wayman in Love' by Tom Wayman? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In 'What's That Smell in The Kitchen' what did the narrator say she was? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the following is NOT the title of a novel written by a poet? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In 'Daddy' what did the father have a love of? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What body parts did the girl cut off in the poem 'Barbie Doll'? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This isn't really about a poem, but about the children of a poet. What are the names of the children that Sylvia Plath left behind? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of the following is a poem by Anne Sexton? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of the following poems was NOT written by Sylvia Plath?

Answer: The Nuisance

I love Sylvia Plath! 'The Nuisance' is the only poem listed that was not by Sylvia, it's by my other favorite poet, Marge Piercy.
2. Fill in the blank. 'Dying is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally _____ '

Answer: well

This line is from 'Lady Lazarus' by Sylvia Plath.
3. In Rod McKuen's 'Folk Song For Judy', what did Judy do with the cherry seed?

Answer: Spit it at me

'I gave my love a cherry and she spit the seed at me.' - from Rod McKuen's 'Folk Song for Judy.'
4. Who is the first doctor to enter the room in 'Wayman in Love' by Tom Wayman?

Answer: Doctor Marx

Doctor Freud is the first doctor to crawl into bed with Wayman and the girl. If you can find this poem, read it!
5. In 'What's That Smell in The Kitchen' what did the narrator say she was?

Answer: Spam

'I used to be roast duck on your platter with parsley but now I am Spam' - from 'What's That Smell in the Kitchen' by Marge Piercy
6. Which of the following is NOT the title of a novel written by a poet?

Answer: Summer Sisters

'Summer Sisters' is by Judy Blume. 'The Bell Jar' is by Sylvia Plath, and the two others are by Marge Piercy.
7. In 'Daddy' what did the father have a love of?

Answer: The rack and the screw

OK, I hope you didn't say the guitar and kazoo! The answer, of course, is the rack and the screw. This is from 'Daddy' by Sylvia Plath.
8. What body parts did the girl cut off in the poem 'Barbie Doll'?

Answer: Nose and legs

She cut off her nose and her legs, because 'in the magic of puberty, someone said, 'you have a big nose and fat legs.'' From 'Barbie Doll' by Marge Piercy.
9. This isn't really about a poem, but about the children of a poet. What are the names of the children that Sylvia Plath left behind?

Answer: Frieda and Nicholas

When Sylvia Plath died, she left her two children by Ted Hughes, Frieda and Nicholas.
10. Which of the following is a poem by Anne Sexton?

Answer: The Fury of Overshoes

'Fury of Overshoes' is by Anne Sexton, one of the last, great female Confessional poets.
Source: Author Ressas

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