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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lines 39-57.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator claims to be doubted by which of the following (ll. 27-30)?
(a) He who furnished commencement gowns.
(b) His own heart and mind.
(c) She who knows the old wisdom.
(d) He who has tasted life’s joy in towns.

2. Which of the following does the narrator exclude from the mind of one who seeks to sail (ll. 44-47)?
(a) The horn.
(b) The pipe.
(c) The harp.
(d) The drum.

3. How many stressed / emphasized syllables occur in the opening comment of the poem, “I sing a true song of myself” (l. 1)?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. In the phrase “to try for myself” (l. 34), relative stress / emphasis falls on the first or only syllable of which of the following?
(a) Myself.
(b) Try.
(c) For.
(d) To.

5. In line 35, “the high seas, the tossing salt streams,” how many times is the alliteration iterated?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator notes suffering which of the following "in days of toil" (ll. 2-3)?

2. Which of the following will "urge the eager-hearted / spirit to travel" (ll. 48-52)?

3. In line 28, “suffered few sad journeys, scarcely believes,” relative stress / emphasis falls on the first or only syllable of which of the following?

4. Which of the following does the narrator remark happened when he "wretched with care, dwelt all winter” (ll. 14-17)?

5. In the phrase “summer’s guardian announces sorrow” (l. 54), which of the following is present?

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