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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 flag and bugle.
(b) The bouquets and wreaths.
(c) The captain and the bells.
(d) The crowd and the shore.

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

3. 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 having trouble accepting what has happened.
(b) The speaker realizes that the captain is not actually dead yet.
(c) The speaker is addressing the captain's spirit or ghost.
(d) The speaker is not yet aware that the captain has died.

4. What is the most common type of metrical foot in "O Captain! My Captain!"?
(a) The iamb.
(b) The spondee.
(c) The trochee.
(d) The dactyl.

5. The list of ways the crowd is celebrating the arrival of the ship in lines 9-12 is an example of which technique?
(a) Accumulation.
(b) Paraprosdokian.
(c) Periphrasis.
(d) Understatement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the ship in the beginning of the poem?

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

3. Line 5, " But O heart! heart! heart!" is an example of which technique?

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

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

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