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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. What is a "keel" (line 4)?
(a) A part of a ship's steering mechanism, found at the back of the ship.
(b) The central and largest sail on a three-masted ship.
(c) A flat structure at the bottom of a ship, designed to add stability.
(d) A measurement of the speed a ship is traveling.

2. Who is the speaker of the poem?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A sailor.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A writer.

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

4. By which other term, besides "Captain," does the speaker address the captain of the ship?
(a) Leader.
(b) Brother.
(c) Father.
(d) Master.

5. Which technique is evident in line 10, "Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills"?
(a) Antistrophe.
(b) Antimetabole.
(c) Antithesis.
(d) Anaphora.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which technique is evident in the phrase "for you the flag is flung" (line 10)?

2. The list of ways the crowd is celebrating the arrival of the ship in lines 9-12 is an example of which technique?

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

4. In context, the literal meaning of the word "rack" in line two is which of the following?

5. The poem's title and first line contain an example of which technique?

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