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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 cheering excitedly.
(b) They are crying out in grief.
(c) They are quietly watchful.
(d) They are drinking and celebrating.

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

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

4. Line 4, "While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring," contains examples of which techniques?
(a) Alliteration and synecdoche.
(b) Synecdoche and personification.
(c) Personification and simile.
(d) Simie and alliteration.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is the speaker of the poem?

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

5. What does the phrase "swaying mass" refer to (line 12)?

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