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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From Whitman's breast, he says that he has concealed confession drops. What color are these drops?
(a) Blue.
(b) Clear.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

2. Who does Whitman meet in the poem, "Eidolons," passing the hues and objects of the world?
(a) Seer.
(b) Servant.
(c) Horse.
(d) Child.

3. Whitman says that he is not sure, but the high soul of lovers welcomes _______ most.
(a) Desire.
(b) Truth.
(c) Death.
(d) Lust.

4. Who leaves natural breaths, the sounds of rains and winds, calls as the birds and animals in the woods?
(a) The mothers.
(b) Red aborigines.
(c) The birds.
(d) The Gods.

5. Who does Whitman profess to folding in every leaf of his poetry in order to celebrate the sea?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Poets.
(c) Mariners.
(d) Sea serpents.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is permanent, lurking there within the body, the only purport of thous art, the real I myself?

3. How does Whitman spell Canada when he uses the name in the poem, "On Journeys through the States"?

4. What carry the filaments of the news of wars, deaths, losses, gains, passions, and of race?

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

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