1 When was the poem written? 1864 1844 1850 1860 2 What war does the poem refer to? The Civil War The War of 1812 The Mexican-American War The Revolutionary War 3 What day is it? 4th of July New Year's Christmas Eve Christmas 4 How does the narrator initially describe the bells? Soft and peaceful Wild and sweet Mournful Thundering 5 "The words repeat / Of ______ on Earth" peace salvation life happiness 6 The song of the belfries is initially terrifying unbroken sporadic muffled 7 The cannons are located where? Unknown In the South In the North At sea 8 The cannons are described as all of the following except: accursed wild thundering black 9 What did the cannons due to the carols? Sing with them Destroy them Drown them Enhance them 10 What natural phenomenon does the poet compare the cannons to? Earthquake Tornado Tsunami Blizzard 11 What does the poet feel when he hears the cannons? Glee Confusion Despair Apathy 12 What does the poet say is strong? Hate Music Love Cannons 13 What does the poet say the cannons do to the song? Eradicates it Mocks it Ruins it Emphasizes it 14 What do the bells do in response? Begin to sound like cannons Peal louder Nothing Vanish 15 "God is not _______" afraid dead here absent 16 What does the poet say shall fail? The South Wrong Right Slavery 17 What does the poet say will prevail? The North Wrong Right God 18 What are the last lines of the poem? "The Right prevail" "I heard the bells on Christmas Day" "For hate is strong, / And mocks the song" "With peace on earth, good-will to men" 19 How long is each stanza? Five lines Three lines Four lines Six lines 20 The poem was the inspiration for a Film Christmas carol Painting Novel 21 The poem came right after what event in Longfellow's life? His wife's death A trip abroad His child's death His appointment to Harvard 22 The poem's tone vacillates between hope and apathy confusion anger despair 23 The poem ends on a note of anger sorrow resignation hope 24 How was Longfellow tied to the Civil War? He served in it His daughter was a nurse in it He was an adviser to Lincoln His son served in it 25 The bells sound like prayers guns carols birds
