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Quiz about Birthplaces of some Famous American Poets

Birthplaces of some Famous American Poets Quiz

Haven't you ever wondered where American poets such as Frost, Hughes, and Ezra Pound were born?

A multiple-choice quiz by jaknife1200. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
jaknife1200

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
178,365

Updated
Jun 13 23

# Qns
10

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Average

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Question 1 of 10

1. This St. Louis born American poet is claimed also by the British as a poet. This person wrote one odd little poem about some "love song". Who was this poet? Hint

Ezra Pound

T.S. Eliot

Countee Cullen

Wallace Stevens

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Question 2 of 10

2. This poet hails from Reading, Pennsylvania. He wrote such poems as "The Anecdote of the Jar" and "The Emperor of Ice-Cream". Who was this poet? Hint

William Carlos Williams

Robert Frost

Wallace Stevens

Gertrude Stein

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Question 3 of 10

3. This poet created a type of poem which might drive grammar mavens over the edge. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Who was this poet? Hint

Ezra Pound

Zora Neale Hurston

John Dos Passos

e. e. cummings

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Question 4 of 10

4. Robert Frost was born in California.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. This midwestern born poet came to be considered the "head" of the Harlem Renaissance movement. Who was this poet? Hint

Langston Hughes

Zora Neale Hurston

Countee Cullen

Frederick Douglass

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Question 6 of 10

6. The creator of this line from a famous poem, "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness", was born in Newark, New Jersey.
Who is this poet? Hint

Allen Ginsberg

Philip Larkin

Sylvia Plath

Ezra Pound

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Question 7 of 10

7. This author of a poem about a red wheelbarrow was born in Rutherford, New Jersey. He was also the author of works about a town in New Jersey called "Paterson". Who was this poet? Hint

Hart Crane

Allen Ginsberg

William Carlos Williams

Jean Toomer

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Question 8 of 10

8. Hilda Doolittle was born in the Pennsylvania town which has the same name as Jesus Christ's birthplace. Where is it? Hint

Jerusalem

York

New York City

Bethlehem

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Question 9 of 10

9. This poet who wrote "Annabel Lee" was born in 1809. Who is it? Hint

Walt Whitman

Edgar Allan Poe

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Robert Frost

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Question 10 of 10

10. "We Real Cool" author, Gwendolyn Brooks was born in this Kansas state capital. What is it? Hint

Wichita

Topeka

Salina

Augusta

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This St. Louis born American poet is claimed also by the British as a poet. This person wrote one odd little poem about some "love song". Who was this poet?

Answer: T.S. Eliot

The "love song" I referred to in the question is "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock".

2. This poet hails from Reading, Pennsylvania. He wrote such poems as "The Anecdote of the Jar" and "The Emperor of Ice-Cream". Who was this poet?

Answer: Wallace Stevens

Wallace Stevens wrote a wonderful poem called "Sunday Morning". It's probably my favorite of his works.

3. This poet created a type of poem which might drive grammar mavens over the edge. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Who was this poet?

Answer: e. e. cummings

e.e. cummings' (yes, he liked to spell his name like that) poems are interesting yet hard to understand at times because of the lack of any punctuation and very odd word choices in his poetry.

4. Robert Frost was born in California.

Answer: True

It was a little tricky but it's actually true. He was born in California and only moved to New England when he was 11 years old.

5. This midwestern born poet came to be considered the "head" of the Harlem Renaissance movement. Who was this poet?

Answer: Langston Hughes

Hughes is easily considered the most famous poet of the Harlem Renaissance with poems such as "Dream Deferred", "I, Too", and, my favorite, "Mother to Son".

6. The creator of this line from a famous poem, "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness", was born in Newark, New Jersey. Who is this poet?

Answer: Allen Ginsberg

Ginsberg was considered the Beat Generations most eloquent and persistent spokesperson.

7. This author of a poem about a red wheelbarrow was born in Rutherford, New Jersey. He was also the author of works about a town in New Jersey called "Paterson". Who was this poet?

Answer: William Carlos Williams

I love "The Little Red Wheelbarrow" by Williams. I think his poetry is some of the better poetry in the early 20th century.

8. Hilda Doolittle was born in the Pennsylvania town which has the same name as Jesus Christ's birthplace. Where is it?

Answer: Bethlehem

H.D. wrote a nice little poem called "Helen" about Helen of Troy.

9. This poet who wrote "Annabel Lee" was born in 1809. Who is it?

Answer: Edgar Allan Poe

Poe is an earlier American poet born in 1809. Other early American poets are Whitman and Emerson.

10. "We Real Cool" author, Gwendolyn Brooks was born in this Kansas state capital. What is it?

Answer: Topeka

Brooks is a late poet of the 20th century, like Ginsberg. "We Real Cool" is one of Brooks' more famous poems.

Source: Author jaknife1200

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