Leaves of Grass Quizzes

Leaves of Grass Quiz 1

1 Whitman was born in what year?
1801

1860

1819

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

the modest self

the inner self

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

the Whole Man

the Modern Man

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

the ghost of Abraham Lincoln

the spirit of the times

the genius of poets of old lands
5 Whitman's poetry seeks to uncover the potential of whom?
poets

children

humanity

great men
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?
incomplete

overwhelming

breathtaking

thin
8 According to Whitman, a "beginner" does what?
starts a new life

thinks of new ideas

loses all knowledge

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

experience

learning

history
10 Whitman declares that his journey through each State will serve what purpose?
entertain the wealthy and poor alike

bring enlightenment to the masses

renew spirituality int he people

bring life and liberty to each citizen
11 Each laborer is given a song to sing in which of Whitman's poems?
I Hear American Sing

Song of Myself

Roads Less Travelled

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

theaters

governments

libraries
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 kill him

to study him

to listen to him

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

teachers

philosophs

priests
16 Which of these films did not reference Whitman's poetry?
Bull Durham

Dead Poet's Society

The Ends of the World

Intolerance
17 What does Whitman call his "mistress?"
the soul

the body

nature

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

strong desires

manly love

erotic manliness
19 What kind of movement does Whitman believe his poems will begin?
a religious movement

a political movement

an artistic movement

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

The Throes of Life edition

The Perfect edition

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

nature and the universe

religion and justice

fire and the soul
22 According to Whitman, what is the body an impression of?
the genius of the maker

an outer reflection of the mind

the fantasy of the id

the inner reality of the soul
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?
cotton

fig

soy beans

corn
25 Who is the subject of the "Song of Myself" section?
the American people

nature

himself

the United States

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