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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Whitman describe as sitting in the middle of the prison and causing a scene?
(a) A priest.
(b) A child.
(c) A mystic.
(d) A woman singer.

2. Which is the ancient country which Whitman seems to think is progressing into the future, much in the same way as America?
(a) India.
(b) Somalia.
(c) Japan.
(d) China.

3. As people walk down the street, their ________ convey more than their words ever could, according to Whitman.
(a) Feet.
(b) Faces.
(c) Hands.
(d) Arms.

4. The metaphor of __________ is used in relation to the plowman, tilling to life, while the harvester harvests in the end.
(a) Birth.
(b) Regeneration.
(c) Cycles.
(d) Death.

5. What is the title of the poem which begins "forms, qualities, lives, humanity, language, thoughts...."?
(a) Notions.
(b) Ideas.
(c) Truths.
(d) Germs.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what time of the year does Whitman write a warble, in the form of a poem for in the "Autumn Rivulets" section?

2. Where does Whitman stop in order to satisfy his curiosity about what is inside?

3. Whitman says that he sings the songs of the glory of ___________, not God.

4. What song does Whitman hope they play as he is waiting for the show to begin in Boston?

5. What will return as the ocean of life begins to ebb away from the shore, according to Whitman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Whitman pay homage to the young pioneers who forged ahead to find homes for themselves?

2. How does Whitman describe Paumanok in the spring when he writes the poem "Sea-Drift"?

3. What does Whitman point out happens no matter how many advancements science has made?

4. What is the lesson of the ebb of the ocean, according to the poem of Whitman?

5. How is the meteor used as a metaphor in the poem called, "Year of Meteors," which Whitman has written?

6. Why is an old man in the poem "Prayers of Columbus" too full of woe, according to Whitman's poem?

7. What happens to the summer rains, according to Whitman's poem "Autumn Rivulets"?

8. To whom does Whitman compare the country of old Ireland, in his poem to this land?

9. What is an endless source of inspiration for poetry, according to the poems which the poet has created?

10. What does the song have to include in itself in order to be considered universal?

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