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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 says it is a painful thing to ___________ someone to excess, yet the rewards are great.
(a) Believe in.
(b) Love.
(c) Honor.
(d) Hate.

2. The __________ has joy in inflating the chest, rolling the thunder of the voice, making the people rage, and leading America.
(a) Congressman.
(b) President.
(c) Orator.
(d) Lawyer.

3. Whitman realizes he was still not happen when he heard _________ and was received well at the capitol.
(a) His poem.
(b) Silence.
(c) His name.
(d) His voice.

4. Where does Whitman decide to merge with the crowd when they descend to the pavements?
(a) Broadway.
(b) Boardwalk.
(c) Beach.
(d) Ice rink.

5. What did Whitman once feel was impassive, ample, and spheric in nature, though he is changing his mind?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Moon.
(c) America.
(d) Earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Whitman talks about Christianity, with whom does he commiserate within his poems on the topic?

2. Whitman writes that whatever satisfies ________ is true, according to one of his poems.

3. Whitman says he will make a true ________ which will earn for the body and mind whatever sticks and does not droop in death.

4. Who does Whitman say that he does not forget, not in the summer or in the winter?

5. During this section of the poems, what age does Whitman profess to being?

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