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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Carry me when you go forth over land or sea; For thus merely ______________ you is enough, is best."
(a) Knowing.
(b) Touching.
(c) Feeling.
(d) Breathing.

3. Whitman points out that it is not on the reader that they alone have ___________ which fall on them
(a) Anger.
(b) Dark patches.
(c) Trust.
(d) Pain.

4. What color is the water in the poem, "In Cabin'd Ships at Sea," as it moves around the boat?
(a) Gray.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

5. What shape is Paumanok, according to the way that Whitman describes it in his poetry?
(a) Square.
(b) Fish.
(c) Bean.
(d) Spiral.

6. Where does Whitman say there are beautiful hills which should be recognized as such?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Maine.
(d) Brooklyn.

7. In what state did Whitman see the live-oak growing, and named a poem after this occurrence?
(a) Delaware.
(b) Maine.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Maryland.

8. Whitman believes that in his journey, the _________ is not the only thing that is there.
(a) Road.
(b) Trees.
(c) Nature.
(d) Honor.

9. Who does Whitman meet in the poem, "Eidolons," passing the hues and objects of the world?
(a) Servant.
(b) Seer.
(c) Child.
(d) Horse.

10. What kind of headsman stands mask'd, clothed in red, with huge legs and strong naked arms?
(a) Australian.
(b) Asian.
(c) American.
(d) European.

11. What sort of song does Whitman say he will sing in the sixth inscription of the book's opening?
(a) Companionship.
(b) Truth.
(c) Patriotism.
(d) Leaves.

12. The ___________ is equal with the male according to Whitman in the first page of his poetry book?
(a) River.
(b) Country.
(c) Female.
(d) Tree.

13. To what does Whitman say he is near at hand with a throat to inflate itself and sing joyfully?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Honor.
(c) Nature.
(d) Ocean.

14. What carry the filaments of the news of wars, deaths, losses, gains, passions, and of race?
(a) Phones.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Breezes.
(d) Telegraphs.

15. "You furnish your parts toward eternity, Great or small, you furnish your parts toward the ________."
(a) Soul.
(b) End.
(c) Truth.
(d) Answer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whitman believes there is terrible doubt in _____________, there is uncertainty and the possibility of being deluded.

2. Who is singing the varied carols which Whitman can hear as mentioned in a poem which reveals the answer?

3. Who does Whitman point out are subordinated at their tasks during "Calamus"?

4. Whitman believes himself to be as trustful to his poems as a father is to his _______________.

5. It is the engineer's joy to go with the _____________ in his days.

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