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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whitman says that not a disembodied _________ can the weapons of tyrants let loose, but it stalks invisibly.
(a) Poem.
(b) Song.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Truth.

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

3. As people walk down the street, their ________ convey more than their words ever could, according to Whitman.
(a) Hands.
(b) Arms.
(c) Feet.
(d) Faces.

4. What was Whitman's voice like when he sang late in the night, according to his writing?
(a) Whispered.
(b) Sad.
(c) Low.
(d) Joyful.

5. To whom is Whitman referring when he talks about the estuary which enlarges and spread itself grandly in the great sea?
(a) His words.
(b) Time.
(c) Old age.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Whitman say that is is close with, murmuring alike reproachfully rolling sands and drift?

2. What does Whitman say the man is now that he has tears in his face at the sight of the waters?

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

4. Who is sultry with perfumes, with ample and flowing garments, florid with blood, hot with passion?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the song have to include in itself in order to be considered universal?

2. Why is an old man in the poem "Prayers of Columbus" too full of woe, according to Whitman's poem?

3. What does Whitman question about the world when he sees the felons being shackled and held in the court?

4. What does Whitman point out happens no matter how many advancements science has made?

5. Why does Whitman pay homage to the young pioneers who forged ahead to find homes for themselves?

6. What is the lesson of the ebb of the ocean, according to the poem of Whitman?

7. What are some of the signs of spring that Whitman lists in the poem, "Warble for Lilac-Time"?

8. What does Whitman ask the soul to do in the poems about addressing the idea of mortality?

9. What happens to the summer rains, according to Whitman's poem "Autumn Rivulets"?

10. To whom does Whitman compare the country of old Ireland, in his poem to this land?

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