Poetry Quizzes

Poetry Quiz 1

1 Moore compares poetry to
trash

fiddle

children

darkness
2 One should read poetry with ______ for it
hatred

disdain

enthusiasm

contempt
3 Hands _____
clutch

slap

grasp

rise
4 Eyes _____
wink

cry

close

dilate
5 Hair _____
waves

shakes

grows

rises
6 Why are "these things" important?
They are lovely

They are intelligent

They are clever

They are useful
7 What happens when something becomes derivative?
It becomes original

It becomes unintelligible

It becomes profound

It becomes useless
8 We do not admire
what we do not understand

useful things

genuine poetry

insolence and triviality
9 The bat is
exploring caves

looking for food

looking for a mate

flying at night
10 The elephants
sleep

roar

push

roll
11 The wild horse
sleeps

runs

rolls

eats
12 The wolf is
reserved

apathetic

tireless

hungry
13 The critic is
important

immovable

unintelligible

insolent
14 The fan enjoys what sport?
Cricket

Polo

Basketball

Baseball
15 What should we not do to business documents and textbooks?
Think they are poetry

Discriminate against them

Read them

Throw them away
16 The work of "half poets"
is inspiring

is better than that of prominent poets

is genuine

is not poetry
17 Moore wants autocrats to be "literalists of / the __________"
mind

verse

imagination

genuine
18 Autocratic poets are
stupid

trivial

profound

arcane
19 Imaginary gardens ought to have _______ in them.
tireless wolves

real horses

genuine poets

real toads
20 What kind of material does Moore want for poetry?
Raw

Gilded

Deep

Personal
21 Above all Moore wants poetry to be
amusing

intelligent

genuine

elegant
22 If you call for raw material and genuine poetry, you:
are interested in poetry

do not understand poetry

are delusional

are a "half poet"
23 This poem is known for its
length

meter

imagery

revisions
24 Moore's initial tone is
enraged

conversational

ambivalent

passionate
25 Poetry should be
genuine and useful

deeply emotional

inspiring

smart and amusing