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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The combination of justice and God, according to Whitman, can be blended together to make an immortal ___________.
(a) Story.
(b) Reality.
(c) Government.
(d) Armistice.

2. _________ sprouts push through the snow, helping to reveal the coming of Spring and of the month of March.
(a) New.
(b) Wet.
(c) Green.
(d) Small.

3. What was the ethnic background of the spiritualist with whom Whitman talked during his life?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) Spanish.

4. The ___________ is equal with the male according to Whitman in the first page of his poetry book?
(a) River.
(b) Tree.
(c) Country.
(d) Female.

5. _________ has an abundance of color diversity, fullness, and form, according to Whitman.
(a) Poetry.
(b) Nature.
(c) Song.
(d) Language.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whitman says that he is not sure, but the high soul of lovers welcomes _______ most.

2. Underneath all of the mysticism, what does Whitman say that he sees in the man for his comrade?

3. Whitman appears to have some sort of connection to _________ and to prostitutes, trying to understand them.

4. What rose before Whitman when he was pondering his poetry in silence in this book?

5. Whitman believes himself to be as trustful to his poems as a father is to his _______________.

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