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My Favorite Poems! Trivia Quiz

A quiz about some of my favorite poets and interesting little tidbits about them. See how well you do. Come on. I dare you!

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

Author
Ressas

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
6,818

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
600

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following poems was NOT written by Sylvia Plath? Hint

The Nuisance

Daddy

Lady Lazarus

Cut

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Question 2 of 10

2. Fill in the blank. 'Dying is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally _____ ' Hint

good

often

badly

well

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Question 3 of 10

3. In Rod McKuen's 'Folk Song For Judy', what did Judy do with the cherry seed? Hint

Nothing

Swallowed it

Spit it at me

Choked on it

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who is the first doctor to enter the room in 'Wayman in Love' by Tom Wayman? Hint

Doctor Freud

Doctor Williams

Doctor Love

Doctor Marx

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 'What's That Smell in The Kitchen' what did the narrator say she was? Hint

Spam

Caviar

Lunchmeat

Champagne

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following is NOT the title of a novel written by a poet? Hint

Summer Sisters

The Bell Jar

Summer People

Fly Away Home

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 'Daddy' what did the father have a love of? Hint

The guitar and kazoo

His wife and daughter too

The monkey at the zoo

The rack and the screw

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Question 8 of 10

8. What body parts did the girl cut off in the poem 'Barbie Doll'? Hint

Feet and Hands

Nose and Breasts

Toes and Ears

Nose and legs

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Question 9 of 10

9. This isn't really about a poem, but about the children of a poet. What are the names of the children that Sylvia Plath left behind? Hint

Jane and William

Anna and Richard

Mary and David

Frieda and Nicholas

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following is a poem by Anne Sexton? Hint

Cut

The Sea

The Fury of Overshoes

The Snow

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following poems was NOT written by Sylvia Plath?

Answer: The Nuisance

I love Sylvia Plath! 'The Nuisance' is the only poem listed that was not by Sylvia, it's by my other favorite poet, Marge Piercy.

2. Fill in the blank. 'Dying is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally _____ '

Answer: well

This line is from 'Lady Lazarus' by Sylvia Plath.

3. In Rod McKuen's 'Folk Song For Judy', what did Judy do with the cherry seed?

Answer: Spit it at me

'I gave my love a cherry and she spit the seed at me.' - from Rod McKuen's 'Folk Song for Judy.'

4. Who is the first doctor to enter the room in 'Wayman in Love' by Tom Wayman?

Answer: Doctor Marx

Doctor Freud is the first doctor to crawl into bed with Wayman and the girl. If you can find this poem, read it!

5. In 'What's That Smell in The Kitchen' what did the narrator say she was?

Answer: Spam

'I used to be roast duck on your platter with parsley but now I am Spam' - from 'What's That Smell in the Kitchen' by Marge Piercy

6. Which of the following is NOT the title of a novel written by a poet?

Answer: Summer Sisters

'Summer Sisters' is by Judy Blume. 'The Bell Jar' is by Sylvia Plath, and the two others are by Marge Piercy.

7. In 'Daddy' what did the father have a love of?

Answer: The rack and the screw

OK, I hope you didn't say the guitar and kazoo! The answer, of course, is the rack and the screw. This is from 'Daddy' by Sylvia Plath.

8. What body parts did the girl cut off in the poem 'Barbie Doll'?

Answer: Nose and legs

She cut off her nose and her legs, because 'in the magic of puberty, someone said, 'you have a big nose and fat legs.'' From 'Barbie Doll' by Marge Piercy.

9. This isn't really about a poem, but about the children of a poet. What are the names of the children that Sylvia Plath left behind?

Answer: Frieda and Nicholas

When Sylvia Plath died, she left her two children by Ted Hughes, Frieda and Nicholas.

10. Which of the following is a poem by Anne Sexton?

Answer: The Fury of Overshoes

'Fury of Overshoes' is by Anne Sexton, one of the last, great female Confessional poets.

Source: Author Ressas

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