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

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

3. What type of rhyme is employed in line 20, "From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won"?
(a) Eye rhyme.
(b) Identical rhyme.
(c) Internal rhyme.
(d) Near rhyme.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the speaker of the poem?

2. In the second quatrain of the second stanza, what becomes clear about the speaker's state of mind?

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

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

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

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