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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 26-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From the sea of ________, Whitman says that he will collect and bring a windrow drift of weeds and shells.
(a) Time.
(b) Truth.
(c) Belief.
(d) Patriotism.

2. For how many years in Manhattan has Whitman watched the parades of soldiers through the city?
(a) Forty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty.

3. Who does Whitman want to kiss him, to touch him on the lips as he touches those he loves?
(a) Paumanok.
(b) His mother.
(c) A wave.
(d) His lover.

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

5. Whitman is clear that he is giving his spirit to ___________, though he does not mention him by name.
(a) Christ.
(b) Satan.
(c) Buddha.
(d) Jehovah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whitman raises a _____________ hand to all who he mentions in his poem, making the signal to remain after him.

2. ___________ asks the soul to follow into an unknown territory without a guide and without a map.

3. Underneath all of the mysticism, what does Whitman say that he sees in the man for his comrade?

4. Whitman believes that in his journey, the _________ is not the only thing that is there.

5. Whitman says that he is the sworn _______ of every dauntless rebel the world over, with songs of insurrection.

(see the answer key)

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