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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With another man, Whitman writes, he dilates and fuses the immortal laws and makes himself by them the _______ unto himself.
(a) Law.
(b) Love.
(c) Truth.
(d) Honor.

2. Where does Whitman say there are beautiful hills which should be recognized as such?
(a) Maine.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) North Carolina.

3. Whitman wonders how the real _______ can ever die and be buried in the end?
(a) Book.
(b) Person.
(c) Body.
(d) Word.

4. Who does Whitman point out are subordinated at their tasks during "Calamus"?
(a) No one.
(b) Men.
(c) Women.
(d) Children.

5. What did Whitman used to pull up from the water when he lived in his hometown during the summer months?
(a) Seaweed.
(b) Fish traps.
(c) Netting.
(d) Lobster pots.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whitman says that he is not sure, but the high soul of lovers welcomes _______ most.

2. Whitman says that he was offering too long to feed his soul with __________, which was clearly not a good idea..

3. Whitman says it is a painful thing to ___________ someone to excess, yet the rewards are great.

4. Who does Whitman meet in the poem, "Eidolons," passing the hues and objects of the world?

5. Whitman calls the ostent evanescent the substances of a/an _________ mood or savan's studies long.

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