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

2. The __________ has joy in inflating the chest, rolling the thunder of the voice, making the people rage, and leading America.
(a) President.
(b) Congressman.
(c) Orator.
(d) Lawyer.

3. Whitman believes there is terrible doubt in _____________, there is uncertainty and the possibility of being deluded.
(a) Nature.
(b) Appearances.
(c) Government.
(d) Children.

4. Whose self does Whitman sing when he begins his collection of poems in this particular book?
(a) Those.
(b) One's.
(c) Her.
(d) Him.

5. Whitman says it is a painful thing to ___________ someone to excess, yet the rewards are great.
(a) Believe in.
(b) Hate.
(c) Love.
(d) Honor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whitman addresses other countries who are striving to prove the puzzle of America, the athletic ______________.

2. What do the lovers who exit the room after the night leave over baskets, swelling the house with their plenty?

3. What color is the water in the poem, "In Cabin'd Ships at Sea," as it moves around the boat?

4. Whitman believes that all heroic deeds were conceived in __________, as are all free poems.

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

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