Quiz on Marianne Moore

What did Marianne Moore say about her writing?

• It is only for children.

• It is not poetry at all.

• It is the best poetry ever written.

• It is only poetry because there is no other name for it.

What subjects did Marianne Moore write about?

• Animals and laborers

• Only animals

• Only laborers

• Only artists

Where did Marianne Moore grow up?

• Kirkwood, Missouri

• New York City

• Los Angeles

• Chicago

What did Marianne Moore do after graduating from college?

• Worked in a zoo

• Became a poet

• Became a doctor

• Taught commercial subjects

Which magazine did Marianne Moore edit during the 1920s?

• The Atlantic

• The New Yorker

• Time

• The Dial

What was the title of Marianne Moore's first book of poems?

• Imagist Poems

• Collected Poems

• Poems of Moore

• Poems Published in London

In what year did Marianne Moore win the Pulitzer Prize?

• 1952

• 1945

• 1921

• 1960

What did Marianne Moore say about writing for money?

• It is the best way to become famous.

• It is not important at all.

• It is the only reason to write.

• It is needful but can be done in routine ways.

What did Marianne Moore admire?

• The Chicago Cubs

• The New York Yankees

• The Boston Red Sox

• The Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team

What did Marianne Moore include in her poems?

• Stories about her life

• Pictures of animals

• Only her own thoughts

• Quotations in quotation marks