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Ezra Pound's Poetry Trivia Quiz

A little quiz about a little Ezra Pound. Anaxiformingoes!

A multiple-choice quiz by Cait_The_Curst. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Cait_The_Curst

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
18,972

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
372

Last 3 plays: Guest 78 (6/10), Guest 24 (9/10), Guest 39 (1/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. 'The Cantos', Pound's masterwork- what does 'cantos' mean? Hint

poems

coins

songs

jewels

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which poet was a protege of Pound? Hint

Carl Sandburg

Algernon Swinburne

T.S. Eliot

W.B. Yeats

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Question 3 of 10

3. Ezra Pound: Where was he born? Hint

America

Ireland

England

South Africa

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Question 4 of 10

4. Pound uses many languages in his poems. Which is *not* a language from the Cantos? Hint

Egyptian hieroglyphs

Swedish

Chinese

Latin

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Question 5 of 10

5. This semi-autobiographical poem has a protagonist whose name is Hugh Selwyn... Hint

Luisignan

Mauberley

Gruffyd

Prufock

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Question 6 of 10

6. Pound identified with this movement, angering his home country: Hint

Nazism

Fascism

Expansionism

Pacifism

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the poet's middle name?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the poem 'Portrait d'un Femme', the woman is compared to what? Hint

the sky

a sea

a city

a mountain

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Question 9 of 10

9. Pound is called... Hint

The Founding Father of Blank Verse

The Last Baroque Poet

The Father of Modern Poetry

The First Transcendentalist

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Question 10 of 10

10. The poet's motto: Make it ___

Answer: (One Word)

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 16 2024 : Guest 78: 6/10
Apr 14 2024 : Guest 24: 9/10
Apr 14 2024 : Guest 39: 1/10
Apr 09 2024 : Guest 67: 9/10
Apr 06 2024 : Guest 157: 5/10
Apr 01 2024 : Guest 113: 2/10
Mar 24 2024 : Guest 185: 0/10
Mar 18 2024 : Guest 223: 9/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'The Cantos', Pound's masterwork- what does 'cantos' mean?

Answer: songs

2. Which poet was a protege of Pound?

Answer: T.S. Eliot

3. Ezra Pound: Where was he born?

Answer: America

He's from Idaho!

4. Pound uses many languages in his poems. Which is *not* a language from the Cantos?

Answer: Swedish

some other languages Pound used: French, Greek, Arabic, musical notes, German, something like cuneiform, Italian, and of course English

5. This semi-autobiographical poem has a protagonist whose name is Hugh Selwyn...

Answer: Mauberley

not, not certainly the obscure reveries of the inward gaze better mendacities than the classics in paraphrase...

6. Pound identified with this movement, angering his home country:

Answer: Fascism

7. What is the poet's middle name?

Answer: Loomis

8. In the poem 'Portrait d'un Femme', the woman is compared to what?

Answer: a sea

...our Sargasso Sea...

9. Pound is called...

Answer: The Father of Modern Poetry

10. The poet's motto: Make it ___

Answer: New

Source: Author Cait_The_Curst

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