Poetry Quizzes

Poetry Quiz 1

1 Moore compares poetry to
children

fiddle

trash

darkness
2 One should read poetry with ______ for it
disdain

enthusiasm

contempt

hatred
3 Hands _____
rise

clutch

slap

grasp
4 Eyes _____
cry

wink

close

dilate
5 Hair _____
waves

shakes

grows

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

They are clever

They are lovely

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

It becomes original

It becomes useless

It becomes unintelligible
8 We do not admire
useful things

insolence and triviality

what we do not understand

genuine poetry
9 The bat is
looking for a mate

exploring caves

looking for food

flying at night
10 The elephants
roar

roll

sleep

push
11 The wild horse
sleeps

eats

runs

rolls
12 The wolf is
reserved

apathetic

hungry

tireless
13 The critic is
important

immovable

insolent

unintelligible
14 The fan enjoys what sport?
Cricket

Baseball

Polo

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

Throw them away

Read them

Discriminate against them
16 The work of "half poets"
is inspiring

is not poetry

is better than that of prominent poets

is genuine
17 Moore wants autocrats to be "literalists of / the __________"
imagination

mind

verse

genuine
18 Autocratic poets are
trivial

profound

arcane

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

real horses

real toads

genuine poets
20 What kind of material does Moore want for poetry?
Deep

Raw

Personal

Gilded
21 Above all Moore wants poetry to be
amusing

intelligent

elegant

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

are delusional

do not understand poetry

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

imagery

meter

length
24 Moore's initial tone is
conversational

passionate

ambivalent

enraged
25 Poetry should be
deeply emotional

genuine and useful

smart and amusing

inspiring