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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 26-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Whitman at the time of his writing his poems, noting this in his poems and that he is in good health?
(a) 28.
(b) 27.
(c) 18.
(d) 37.

3. Who does Whitman describe as sitting in the middle of the prison and causing a scene?
(a) A child.
(b) A priest.
(c) A mystic.
(d) A woman singer.

4. Whitman was seized by a spirit, held by an _________self out of the pride which causes him to utter poems.
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Electric.
(c) Amazing.
(d) Authentic.

5. What is piercing through the storm, piercing and pealing as the storm rises up?
(a) Tears.
(b) Singing.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Silence.

Short Answer Questions

1. As people walk down the street, their ________ convey more than their words ever could, according to Whitman.

2. Who is in the curious trio with Whitman? This trio includes his _________ and his body, and himself.

3. To whom is Whitman referring when he talks about the estuary which enlarges and spread itself grandly in the great sea?

4. Whitman ponders where he actually knows anything of his own ________ as he thinks about the biography of another.

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

(see the answer key)

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