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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 37-40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ___________ asks the soul to follow into an unknown territory without a guide and without a map.
(a) God.
(b) Buddha.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Jesus.

2. The metaphor of __________ is used in relation to the plowman, tilling to life, while the harvester harvests in the end.
(a) Birth.
(b) Death.
(c) Regeneration.
(d) Cycles.

3. Whitman realizes that where there be death, there may also be __________, as seen with the sailors who leave the port.
(a) Understanding.
(b) New adventures.
(c) Life.
(d) Joy.

4. The United States is seen as ________ with equality in the eyes of their mother, according to Whitman.
(a) Children.
(b) Partners.
(c) Eagles.
(d) Cubs.

5. Whitman proposes that grass is the ___________ of the Lord, when he contemplates it as a child.
(a) Food.
(b) Blanket.
(c) Cup.
(d) Handkerchief.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whitman says that he sings the songs of the glory of ___________, not God.

2. What are houses and rooms full of? What are shelves crowded with according to Whitman?

3. ___________ are able to convey nature, enjoy materialism, become orators, and create from their own experiences.

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

5. Who does Whitman describe as sitting in the middle of the prison and causing a scene?

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