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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 5-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Whitman say he is near at hand with a throat to inflate itself and sing joyfully?
(a) Nature.
(b) Ocean.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Honor.

2. Whitman believes that all heroic deeds were conceived in __________, as are all free poems.
(a) God's hand.
(b) The open air.
(c) The soul.
(d) Church.

3. Whitman is not only considering the idea of death, but also of chanting the chant of ___________.
(a) Honor.
(b) Battles.
(c) Allegiance.
(d) Truth.

4. Whitman says it is a painful thing to ___________ someone to excess, yet the rewards are great.
(a) Hate.
(b) Believe in.
(c) Love.
(d) Honor.

5. Whitman believes himself to be as trustful to his poems as a father is to his _______________.
(a) Wife.
(b) Children.
(c) Home.
(d) Family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the lovers who exit the room after the night leave over baskets, swelling the house with their plenty?

2. Whitman says he will make a true ________ which will earn for the body and mind whatever sticks and does not droop in death.

3. What is permanent, lurking there within the body, the only purport of thous art, the real I myself?

4. Walt Whitman hears the rhythmic myths of the ____________, the strong legends of the Romans.

5. Where does Whitman say there are beautiful hills which should be recognized as such?

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