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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 is the rhyme pattern of the first four lines of each stanza?
(a) ABCB.
(b) ABAC.
(c) AABB.
(d) ABBA.

2. By which other term, besides "Captain," does the speaker address the captain of the ship?
(a) Master.
(b) Brother.
(c) Leader.
(d) Father.

3. Who is the author of "O Captain! my Captain!"?
(a) William Cullen Bryant.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(d) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

4. What is a "keel" (line 4)?
(a) A flat structure at the bottom of a ship, designed to add stability.
(b) A measurement of the speed a ship is traveling.
(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.

5. In context, the literal meaning of the word "rack" in line two is which of the following?
(a) Battle or confrontation.
(b) A thorough sorting or sifting.
(c) Storm or upheaval.
(d) A metal rod used for hanging things.

Short Answer Questions

1. Line 6, "O the bleeding drops of red," is an example of which technique?

2. What is the most common type of metrical foot in "O Captain! My Captain!"?

3. Which is the best interpretation of line 9, when the speaker urges "O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells"?

4. Which details in the second stanza evoke a patriotic occasion?

5. The list of ways the crowd is celebrating the arrival of the ship in lines 9-12 is an example of which technique?

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