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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 37.
(b) 28.
(c) 27.
(d) 18.

2. At the time of freedom, the soul can emerge fully and ponder the _________ one loves best.
(a) Silence.
(b) Truth.
(c) Animals.
(d) Themes.

3. Whitman writes that whatever satisfies ________ is true, according to one of his poems.
(a) Souls.
(b) Gods.
(c) Words.
(d) Society.

4. Who does Whitman want to kiss him, to touch him on the lips as he touches those he loves?
(a) His mother.
(b) Paumanok.
(c) A wave.
(d) His lover.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what time of the year does Whitman write a warble, in the form of a poem for in the "Autumn Rivulets" section?

2. Whitman says that he sings the songs of the glory of ___________, not God.

3. What shape is Paumanok, according to the way that Whitman describes it in his poetry?

4. Whitman believes that the words of true ________ do not merely please those who read them.

5. Who are the tan faced children who follow well in order and get their weapons ready?

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