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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 37-40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Whitman's voice like when he sang late in the night, according to his writing?
(a) Sad.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Low.
(d) Whispered.

2. Walt Whitman sees _______ exhaling from unexplored countries and savage types with bows and arrows.
(a) Vapors.
(b) Myths.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Stories.

3. In the poem, "True ____________," Whitman talks about the farmers, the soldiers, the travelers, the sailors, and the workmen.
(a) Pioneers.
(b) Men.
(c) Warriors.
(d) Conquerors.

4. Those who are considered to be ________ should be able to share their ideas and their stories, according to Whitman.
(a) Fools.
(b) Uneducated.
(c) Too old.
(d) Children.

5. What is the one thing that Whitman says the President has not learned of during his life so far?
(a) Honor.
(b) Nature.
(c) Bravery.
(d) Justice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The metaphor of __________ is used in relation to the plowman, tilling to life, while the harvester harvests in the end.

3. Whitman writes a tribute to a ______________ as it enters the world, far away from the winter. It is innocent and it trusts all.

4. What does Whitman say that one should hold up sternly in order for it to send something back?

5. "Great are the ________" is work in which Whitman celebrates these creative works, those of old and new times.

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