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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
397

Last 3 plays: Guest 117 (3/10), Guest 73 (9/10), Guest 152 (5/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

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

songs

jewels

coins

poems

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which poet was a protege of Pound? Hint

Algernon Swinburne

T.S. Eliot

W.B. Yeats

Carl Sandburg

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Question 3 of 10

3. Ezra Pound: Where was he born? Hint

South Africa

England

America

Ireland

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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

Latin

Chinese

Swedish

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Question 5 of 10

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

Mauberley

Gruffyd

Luisignan

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

a sea

a city

the sky

a mountain

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Question 9 of 10

9. Pound is called... Hint

The Last Baroque Poet

The Founding Father of Blank Verse

The First Transcendentalist

The Father of Modern Poetry

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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

Nov 08 2024 : Guest 117: 3/10
Nov 04 2024 : Guest 73: 9/10
Oct 30 2024 : Guest 152: 5/10
Oct 26 2024 : Guest 106: 4/10
Oct 21 2024 : Guest 49: 3/10
Oct 15 2024 : Anup144: 10/10
Oct 15 2024 : Guest 117: 7/10
Oct 02 2024 : Guest 106: 10/10
Oct 02 2024 : Guest 117: 7/10

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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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