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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whitman is clear that he is giving his spirit to ___________, though he does not mention him by name.
(a) Jehovah.
(b) Christ.
(c) Satan.
(d) Buddha.

3. Whitman appears to have some sort of connection to _________ and to prostitutes, trying to understand them.
(a) Missionaries.
(b) Felons.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Beggars.

4. What does Whitman say that one should hold up sternly in order for it to send something back?
(a) Parchment.
(b) Hand mirror.
(c) Boat.
(d) Feather.

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

6. Who does Whitman say that he does not forget, not in the summer or in the winter?
(a) Departed.
(b) Heroes.
(c) Children.
(d) Words.

7. What causes the soldiers to fall into step and to arm themselves?
(a) Enemies.
(b) Guns.
(c) Drum taps.
(d) Drill sergeants.

8. Even those, Whitman says, that know unrequited ________ can sleep, as do prisoners.
(a) Death.
(b) Patience.
(c) Love.
(d) Loss.

9. What color of hair does Whitman say that Ireland has now as she is changing from what she once was?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) White.

10. Whitman says that he is the sworn _______ of every dauntless rebel the world over, with songs of insurrection.
(a) Mystic.
(b) Chanter.
(c) Poet.
(d) Priest.

11. For what time of the year does Whitman write a warble, in the form of a poem for in the "Autumn Rivulets" section?
(a) Lilac.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

12. Whitman asks in his poems who may have learned the ______________ of the lessons that he has to teach.
(a) Truth.
(b) Details.
(c) Completeness.
(d) Broadness.

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

14. When the child went forth, what happened to him every day? He became the ____________ he looked at.
(a) First thought.
(b) First tear.
(c) First object.
(d) First animal.

15. The United States is seen as ________ with equality in the eyes of their mother, according to Whitman.
(a) Cubs.
(b) Children.
(c) Partners.
(d) Eagles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whitman includes a series of poems which pertain to forms of education from questions posed to _______ to tests and judgement.

2. What color is the halo in the sky, drooping upon the sea in the description of the water?

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

4. What is the powerful machine which is moving through the snow with its vapor-pennants tinged with delicate purple?

5. The combination of justice and God, according to Whitman, can be blended together to make an immortal ___________.

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