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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "O Captain! My Captain!" lines 1-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the ship in the beginning of the poem?
(a) Just leaving the port.
(b) On the open sea.
(c) Just coming into port.
(d) Docked in the port.

2. What does it mean that the people are "exulting"?
(a) They are drinking and celebrating.
(b) They are cheering excitedly.
(c) They are quietly watchful.
(d) They are crying out in grief.

3. Line 6, "O the bleeding drops of red," is an example of which technique?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Conceit.

4. What is the rhyme pattern of the first four lines of each stanza?
(a) ABAC.
(b) ABCB.
(c) AABB.
(d) ABBA.

5. Which is the best interpretation of line 9, when the speaker urges "O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells"?
(a) The speaker is not yet aware that the captain has died.
(b) The speaker realizes that the captain is not actually dead yet.
(c) The speaker is having trouble accepting what has happened.
(d) The speaker is addressing the captain's spirit or ghost.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most common type of metrical foot in "O Captain! My Captain!"?

2. What is a "keel" (line 4)?

3. Who is the author of "O Captain! my Captain!"?

4. What feature of the Captain's face does line 17 focus on?

5. Which details in the second stanza evoke a patriotic occasion?

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