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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. Which details in the second stanza evoke a patriotic occasion?
(a) The bouquets and wreaths.
(b) The captain and the bells.
(c) The crowd and the shore.
(d) The flag and bugle.

2. In the second quatrain of the second stanza, what becomes clear about the speaker's state of mind?
(a) He hopes to hide the captain's death from the crowd.
(b) He has not fully accepted the captain's death.
(c) He is actually asleep and only dreaming of the captain's death.
(d) He is afraid that he is in some way responsible for the captain's death.

3. Who is the author of "O Captain! my Captain!"?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
(c) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(d) William Cullen Bryant.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Line 6, "O the bleeding drops of red," is an example of which technique?

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

3. In context, the word "fearful" in line 1 indicates that the trip was which of the following?

4. Line 4, "While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring," contains examples of which techniques?

5. Which technique is evident in line 10, "Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills"?

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