1 What is the setting of the poem? Washington D.C. Harper's Ferry Shenandoah Richmond 2 Which of the following phrases contains alliteration? "Slowly swaying" "The shadow on your green" "The meteor of war" "Hidden in the cap" 3 What word best describes the tone of the poem? Serene Gleeful Tragic Eerie 4 How many stanzas does the poem have? Seven Four Twelve Two 5 What phrase is exclaimed twice in the poem? "Shenandoah!" "Weird John Brown!" "His soul goes marching on!" "The meteor of war!" 6 When does the poem take place? During John Brown's execution During Robert E. Lee's capture of John Brown During John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry During Abraham Lincoln's signing of the Emancipation Proclamation 7 What was John Brown fighting to end? The Fugitive Slave Act Slavery Commercial whaling The Civil War 8 What are meteors associated with? The foretelling of the future The cruelty of slavery The cost of warfare The alignment of the solar system 9 What is the poem's central theme? The radical violence of John Brown's actions The military tactics of Robert E. Lee The enduring (and predictive) legacy of John Brown The life and work of Frederick Douglass 10 What was Brown's most notable physical feature? His missing thumb His shaved head His long beard The scar on his left cheek 11 What type of stanzas are the poems made up of? Septet Couplets Sestets Octaves 12 Which of the follow lines contains personification? "So your future veils its face," "The cut is on the crown" "Gaunt the shadow on your green," "(Weird John Brown)," 13 What is the poem's final image? A cloud of rifle smoke The grass of the Shenandoah Valley A meteor A confederate soldier 14 What war was Brown's rebellion and death a "portent" of? The Vietnam War The Revolutionary War The War of 1812 The Civil War 15 Where was John Brown captured? Lawrence Quebec Harper's Ferry Pottowatomie Creek 16 The phrase "the meteor of war" is an example of which of the following? Hyperbole Assonance Metaphor Metonymy 17 Which of the following historical events did NOT impact John Brown? The Fugitive Slave Act The assassination of Abraham Lincoln The caning of Charles Sumner The Kansas-Nebraska Act 18 What best describes the mood of the poem? Alarmed and afraid Subdued and optimistic Eulogizing and grim Pensive and worried 19 Which of the following does NOT describe a structural similarity between the two stanzas? A description of Harper's Ferry in the first line The mention of Shenandoah in the fourth line The mention of John Brown in the sixth line The number of lines 20 Which of the following is a theme the poem explores? Urban living Religion Civic duty The law 21 Which of the following was John Brown's mocking nickname? Wrathful John Brown Strange John Brown Old John Brown Weird John Brown 22 What was the name of John Brown's cause? Federalism Abolition The Union Communism 23 Who was a noteworthy friend of John Brown? Charles Sumner Preston Brooks Ralph Waldo Emerson Frederick Douglass 24 What does the phrase "anguish none can draw" refer to? John Brown's physical pain The national anxiety over the encroaching Civil War Henry David Thoreau's memorial for John Brown John Brown's pain over not ending slavery 25 Why does the line "Shenandoah!" fall in the middle of both stanzas? Because Shenandoah is a town located exactly in the middle of the U.S. Because it refers to the dividing line between the North and South that determined slavery's legality Because it refers to Shenandoah, Kansas Because the Shenandoah Valley is exactly even on both sides