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