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Leaves of Grass | Quiz

Walt Whitman
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Leaves of Grass | Quiz

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1)

Whitman points out that it is not on the reader that they alone have ___________ which fall on them (from Sections 5-17)

Anger.
Pain.
Trust.
Dark patches.
2)

"Respondez" is a poem about how the _________ of everyone should be addressed and none should be evaded. (from Sections 37-40)

Pain.
Desires.
Stories.
Tears.
3)

Who asks Whitman to sing a song that no poet has yet to have chanted? (from Sections 18-25)

Muse.
God.
The grass.
A flower.
4)

What did Whitman used to pull up from the water when he lived in his hometown during the summer months? (from Sections 5-17)

Seaweed.
Netting.
Fish traps.
Lobster pots.
5)

What does Whitman say the man is now that he has tears in his face at the sight of the waters? (from Sections 18-25)

Teen.
Baby.
Child.
Woman.
6)

What does Whitman say that one should hold up sternly in order for it to send something back? (from Sections 18-25)

Boat.
Hand mirror.
Parchment.
Feather.
7)

_________ has an abundance of color diversity, fullness, and form, according to Whitman. (from Sections 37-40)

Poetry.
Nature.
Song.
Language.
8)

____________ should allow slaves to be masters and masters to be slaves, according to Whitman. (from Sections 37-40)

Plantation owners.
Presidents.
Society.
Churches.
9)

Who does Whitman say the person in the poem "Europe" was paid to do? (from Sections 18-25)

Cross the water.
Leave the land untouched.
Write the poems.
Defile the People.
10)

Who are the tan faced children who follow well in order and get their weapons ready? (from Sections 18-25)

His children.
The Indians.
The pioneers.
Slaves.
11)

The United States is seen as ________ with equality in the eyes of their mother, according to Whitman. (from Sections 26-36)

Eagles.
Partners.
Cubs.
Children.
12)

To whom is Whitman referring when he talks about the estuary which enlarges and spread itself grandly in the great sea? (from Sections 18-25)

Old age.
His father.
Time.
His words.
13)

Where does Whitman decide to merge with the crowd when they descend to the pavements? (from Sections 18-25)

Beach.
Broadway.
Ice rink.
Boardwalk.
14)

Whitman believes that the election process is the most __________ scene in the Western world. (from Sections 37-40)

Powerful.
Effective.
Useful.
Dramatic.
15)

The __________ has joy in inflating the chest, rolling the thunder of the voice, making the people rage, and leading America. (from Sections 5-17)

Congressman.
President.
Lawyer.
Orator.
16)

What causes Whitman to wander noiselessly and to bend over other sleepers, wandering and confused? (from Sections 26-36)

Nightly visions.
Stealth.
Sickness.
Insomnia.
17)

Whitman writes a tribute to a ______________ as it enters the world, far away from the winter. It is innocent and it trusts all. (from Sections 37-40)

Dandelion.
Ladybug.
Daisy.
Bird.
18)

Whitman writes that whatever satisfies ________ is true, according to one of his poems. (from Sections 26-36)

Words.
Society.
Souls.
Gods.
19)

What did the seminal warrior die of after his surrender, according to Whitman's poem? (from Sections 37-40)

Infection.
Broken heart.
Cancer.
Anger.
20)

Whitman says that anyone who does not carry his poems should be ______________. (from Sections 37-40)

Celebrated.
Assassinated.
Mourned.
Cremated.
21)

Who is the man that Whitman describes as being very cute, a man who is a made man from this day? (from Sections 18-25)

Thomas.
Bill.
George.
Jonathan.
22)

Whitman appears to have some sort of connection to _________ and to prostitutes, trying to understand them. (from Sections 26-36)

Felons.
Beggars.
Farmers.
Missionaries.
23)

What kind of birds fly together, interlocking their claws and beating their wings as one in the poem Whitman includes? (from Sections 18-25)

Pelicans.
Herons.
Eagles.
Robins.
24)

What are NOT one of the images of people who sleep well, which Whitman includes in his poems for comparison? (from Sections 26-36)

Bodies on battlefields.
Married couples.
A gay couple.
A child in its mother's arms.
25)

Whitman believes that the words of true ________ do not merely please those who read them. (from Sections 5-17)

Poems.
Myths.
Stories.
Books.
Copyrights
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