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

2. Who is singing the varied carols which Whitman can hear as mentioned in a poem which reveals the answer?
(a) America.
(b) Men.
(c) Criminals.
(d) Canada.

3. Whitman says that years of ____________ are transient and strange, though he says he too is one.
(a) Beauty.
(b) Ideas.
(c) Meteors.
(d) Politicians.

4. Where is the good place in Boston where Whitman wants to see the show from in the morning?
(a) At the corner.
(b) At the diner.
(c) At the docks.
(d) At the church.

5. Whitman finds he is larger and better than he thought. He did not know he held so much ___________.
(a) Goodness.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will return as the ocean of life begins to ebb away from the shore, according to Whitman?

2. Who does Whitman beckon to toil on, to harvest the products even though they are not alone in the fields?

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

4. What did Whitman used to pull up from the water when he lived in his hometown during the summer months?

5. At what time of the day is the soul allowed to be most free, according to Whitman in his own findings?

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