Leaves of Grass Quizzes

Leaves of Grass Quiz 1

1 Whitman was born in what year?
1821

1819

1860

1801
2 What type of Self does Whitman say is more worthy for consideration than any other part?
the inner self

the modest self

the spiritual self

the whole self
3 What kind of "Man" does Whitman sing for in the beginning of the book?
the Whole Man

the Self-Sufficient Man

the Modern Man

the Old Man
4 In "As I Ponder'd in Silence," who is the Phantom that rises before him?
the genius of poets of old lands

the spirit of the times

the remembrance of years past

the ghost of Abraham Lincoln
5 Whitman's poetry seeks to uncover the potential of whom?
children

great men

poets

humanity
6 Whitman compares his book to which of these?
Tranquility

War

Peace

stasis
7 Whitman says that the biographies of great men are often what?
thin

overwhelming

breathtaking

incomplete
8 According to Whitman, a "beginner" does what?
thinks of new ideas

loses all knowledge

starts a new life

journeys to new lands
9 "Inscriptions" can best be described as a chronicle of what?
learning

experience

history

age
10 Whitman declares that his journey through each State will serve what purpose?
bring life and liberty to each citizen

renew spirituality int he people

bring enlightenment to the masses

entertain the wealthy and poor alike
11 Each laborer is given a song to sing in which of Whitman's poems?
Roads Less Travelled

I Hear American Sing

Song of Myself

O Captain! My Captain!
12 Which institutions does Whitman plead with to "embrace the message" that he brings?
universities

libraries

governments

theaters
13 "Paumanok" is Whitman's name for what part of New York?
Manhattan

Long Island

Brooklyn

Staten Island
14 Why do future generations turn back to Whitman?
to dissect him

to study him

to kill him

to listen to him
15 Whitman credits all of these for creating the new American land except for whom?
dead poets

priests

teachers

philosophs
16 Which of these films did not reference Whitman's poetry?
Intolerance

The Ends of the World

Dead Poet's Society

Bull Durham
17 What does Whitman call his "mistress?"
history

the body

nature

the soul
18 What words does Whitman use to describe his love for masculine counterparts?
erotic manliness

heroic love

strong desires

manly love
19 What kind of movement does Whitman believe his poems will begin?
an artistic movement

a political movement

a religious movement

a revolutionary movement
20 The final edition of I[Leaves of Grass] is often called by what name?
The Deathbed edition

The Genius edition

The Perfect edition

The Throes of Life edition
21 Whitman's poetry, according to him, focuses on the connection between which two entities?
fire and the soul

mind and art

religion and justice

nature and the universe
22 According to Whitman, what is the body an impression of?
the fantasy of the id

the inner reality of the soul

an outer reflection of the mind

the genius of the maker
23 Which state does Whitman claim is not a part of him?
Massachusetts

Oregon

all are part of him

Alabama
24 A "maize-leaf" is a leaf from what plant?
fig

corn

cotton

soy beans
25 Who is the subject of the "Song of Myself" section?
the United States

the American people

nature

himself

In Walt Whitman's "From Song of Myself," what parts of the poem show the use of metaphor? Cite examples from the poem.

Whitman uses the metaphor of grass in the sixth section of “Songs of Myself” to try and explain the democratic self. His explanation, he admits, is incomplete. Whitman describes a child coming to him and asking him what is the grass. He has no...

Asked by Cairistìne B #511475

Answered by jill d #170087 on 2/14/2024 11:36 AM