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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whitman finds he is larger and better than he thought. He did not know he held so much ___________.
(a) Truth.
(b) Goodness.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Understanding.

2. What kind of headsman stands mask'd, clothed in red, with huge legs and strong naked arms?
(a) European.
(b) Asian.
(c) Australian.
(d) American.

3. Who is singing the varied carols which Whitman can hear as mentioned in a poem which reveals the answer?
(a) Canada.
(b) Criminals.
(c) Men.
(d) America.

4. Whitman believes that in his journey, the _________ is not the only thing that is there.
(a) Nature.
(b) Honor.
(c) Trees.
(d) Road.

5. Who does Whitman answer for when he takes the young man's hands in his own?
(a) His brother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mother.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Carry me when you go forth over land or sea; For thus merely ______________ you is enough, is best."

3. What are the terrible perturbations of the suns, swelling, collapsing, and ending?

4. What shape is Paumanok, according to the way that Whitman describes it in his poetry?

5. What is the city of orgies, according to Whitman's poem of the same name?

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