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

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

3. 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.

4. What feature of the Captain's face does line 17 focus on?
(a) His chin.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His brow.
(d) His mouth.

5. The poem's title and first line contain an example of which technique?
(a) Personification.
(b) Synechdoche.
(c) Simile.
(d) Apostrophe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which term describes the poem's repeated use of the phrases "O Captain! My Captain!" (lines 1 and 9) and "fallen cold and dead" (lines 8, 16, and 24)?

3. What is the most accurate way to describe the poem's stanza form?

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

5. What is the rhyme pattern of the first four lines of each stanza?

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