Leaves of Grass Quizzes

Leaves of Grass Quiz 1

1 Whitman was born in what year?
1801

1819

1860

1821
2 What type of Self does Whitman say is more worthy for consideration than any other part?
the whole self

the inner self

the spiritual self

the modest self
3 What kind of "Man" does Whitman sing for in the beginning of the book?
the Self-Sufficient Man

the Old Man

the Whole Man

the Modern Man
4 In "As I Ponder'd in Silence," who is the Phantom that rises before him?
the remembrance of years past

the genius of poets of old lands

the ghost of Abraham Lincoln

the spirit of the times
5 Whitman's poetry seeks to uncover the potential of whom?
children

poets

humanity

great men
6 Whitman compares his book to which of these?
War

Tranquility

stasis

Peace
7 Whitman says that the biographies of great men are often what?
breathtaking

overwhelming

incomplete

thin
8 According to Whitman, a "beginner" does what?
loses all knowledge

journeys to new lands

starts a new life

thinks of new ideas
9 "Inscriptions" can best be described as a chronicle of what?
history

age

experience

learning
10 Whitman declares that his journey through each State will serve what purpose?
renew spirituality int he people

bring enlightenment to the masses

entertain the wealthy and poor alike

bring life and liberty to each citizen
11 Each laborer is given a song to sing in which of Whitman's poems?
O Captain! My Captain!

Song of Myself

I Hear American Sing

Roads Less Travelled
12 Which institutions does Whitman plead with to "embrace the message" that he brings?
governments

libraries

theaters

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

Staten Island

Brooklyn

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

to listen to him

to kill him

to study 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?
Dead Poet's Society

Intolerance

The Ends of the World

Bull Durham
17 What does Whitman call his "mistress?"
the soul

nature

the body

history
18 What words does Whitman use to describe his love for masculine counterparts?
strong desires

erotic manliness

heroic love

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

a political movement

a revolutionary movement

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

The Deathbed edition

The Perfect edition

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

nature and the universe

fire and the soul

religion and justice
22 According to Whitman, what is the body an impression of?
an outer reflection of the mind

the genius of the maker

the inner reality of the soul

the fantasy of the id
23 Which state does Whitman claim is not a part of him?
Oregon

all are part of him

Massachusetts

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

soy beans

corn

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

himself

the American people

nature

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...

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