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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 18-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Walt Whitman hears the rhythmic myths of the ____________, the strong legends of the Romans.
(a) Egyptians.
(b) Norse.
(c) Germans.
(d) Greeks.

2. Whitman says that he is not sure, but the high soul of lovers welcomes _______ most.
(a) Desire.
(b) Lust.
(c) Truth.
(d) Death.

3. What does Whitman say that one should hold up sternly in order for it to send something back?
(a) Feather.
(b) Boat.
(c) Hand mirror.
(d) Parchment.

4. Where does Whitman say there are beautiful hills which should be recognized as such?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Maine.
(d) North Carolina.

5. Who asks Whitman to sing a song that no poet has yet to have chanted?
(a) A flower.
(b) Muse.
(c) The grass.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whitman addresses the reader in "To You," telling the reader he fears they are walking the walks of _____________.

2. What does Whitman beckon to sound clearer in and through the atmosphere?

3. What causes the soldiers to fall into step and to arm themselves?

4. What color is the water in the poem, "In Cabin'd Ships at Sea," as it moves around the boat?

5. What are the terrible perturbations of the suns, swelling, collapsing, and ending?

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