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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 says he will make a true ________ which will earn for the body and mind whatever sticks and does not droop in death.
(a) Belief.
(b) Poem.
(c) Song.
(d) Book.

2. Where did Whitman say that he sat studying the older times of American? The feet of ___________.
(a) The great masters.
(b) God.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Mary.

3. During this section of the poems, what age does Whitman profess to being?
(a) 37.
(b) 42.
(c) 41.
(d) 35.

4. Whitman is not only considering the idea of death, but also of chanting the chant of ___________.
(a) Battles.
(b) Truth.
(c) Honor.
(d) Allegiance.

5. Whitman believes that all heroic deeds were conceived in __________, as are all free poems.
(a) Church.
(b) God's hand.
(c) The open air.
(d) The soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state did Whitman see the live-oak growing, and named a poem after this occurrence?

2. Walt Whitman hears the rhythmic myths of the ____________, the strong legends of the Romans.

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

4. What rose before Whitman when he was pondering his poetry in silence in this book?

5. What sort of song does Whitman say he will sing in the sixth inscription of the book's opening?

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