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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Ulysses," one of the poems the boys read for the first meeting of the Welton Chapter of the Dead Poets Society?
(a) Tennyson.
(b) Dryden.
(c) Thoreau.
(d) Henley.

2. In Chapter 5, what poet does Keating quote?
(a) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
(b) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(c) Walter de la Mare.
(d) Walt Whitman.

3. When did W. E. Henley live?
(a) 1849-1903.
(b) 1802-1888.
(c) 1864-1912.
(d) 1839-1904.

4. In Chapter 9, where does a note direct the boys to meet for Mr. Keating's class?
(a) Soccer field.
(b) Cafeteria.
(c) Courtyard.
(d) Hall of Honor.

5. In Chapter 9, who is the only boy who doesn't cough when the girls offer drinks?
(a) Todd.
(b) Neil.
(c) Cameron.
(d) Charlie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Keating say that language was invented?

2. Who takes Knox Overstreet to the Danburry's home in Chapter 5?

3. Who is the author of the understanding poetry book Mr. Keating has Neil read from in Chapter 5?

4. Which of the boys is confused in Chapter 11 when Charlie asks them to go out of the cave and show Tina something?

5. How long does Neil read the book he finds on his desk in Chapter 7?

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