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Fall Semester OP8 Authors

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

served in the Spanish-American War

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Emily Dickinson

c)

James Weldon Johnson

d)

William Wordsworth

2.

Known for his works of poetry such as Chicago Poems and for his monumental biographical study of Abraham Lincoln

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Emily Dickinson

c)

James Weldon Johnson

d)

William Wordsworth

3.

was awarded two Pulitzers

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Emily Dickinson

c)

James Weldon Johnson

d)

William Wordsworth

4.

recognized as the greatest poet of the English Romantic movement

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Emily Dickinson

c)

James Weldon Johnson

d)

William Wordsworth

5.

poet's poetry is characterized by its emotional appeal, common language, and exaltation of nature

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Emily Dickinson

c)

James Weldon Johnson

d)

William Wordsworth

6.

parent was a schoolteacher

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Emily Dickinson

c)

James Weldon Johnson

d)

William Wordsworth

7.

first African-American admitted to the Florida bar

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Emily Dickinson

c)

James Weldon Johnson

d)

William Wordsworth

8.

best known for the work God's Trombones

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Emily Dickinson

c)

James Weldon Johnson

d)

William Wordsworth

9.

poet was a quiet and private individual

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Emily Dickinson

c)

James Weldon Johnson

d)

William Wordsworth

10.

only a few of this poet's poems were published before this poet died; most of the poet's poems were publish after the poet's death by the poet's sister.

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Emily Dickinson

c)

James Weldon Johnson

d)

William Wordsworth

11.

a master of lyric poetry

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Emily Dickinson

c)

James Weldon Johnson

d)

William Wordsworth

12.

Poet was an influential American educator, author, and speaker after the Civil War era

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

James Weldon Johnson

d)

William Wordsworth

13.

Poet who founded the Tuskegee Institute and helped bring about the Civil Rights Movement

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

James Weldon Johnson

d)

William Wordsworth

14.

Who wrote A Tale of Two Cities?

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

Emily Dickinson

c)

Washington Irving

d)

William Wordsworth

15.

Poet was an influential American educator, author, and speaker after the Civil War era

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

James Weldon Johnson

d)

William Wordsworth

16.

Poet who founded the Tuskegee Institute and helped bring about the Civil Rights Movement

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

James Weldon Johnson

d)

William Wordsworth

17.

Poet who was known for writing poetry and epic poems and was the most famous American author?

a)

Carl Sandburg

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

James Weldon Johnson

d)

William Wadsworth Longfellow