Preface to "Leaves of Grass" and "Song of Myself" Review

Preface to "Leaves of Grass" and "Song of Myself" Review

9th - 12th Grade

20 Qs

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Preface to "Leaves of Grass" and "Song of Myself" Review

Preface to "Leaves of Grass" and "Song of Myself" Review

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.9-10.9, RL.2.6, RL.11-12.3

+17

Standards-aligned

Created by

Nicole Mundy

Used 155+ times

FREE Resource

20 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Who is the author of "Leaves of Grass" and "Song of Myself"?

Henry David Thoreau

Walt Whitman

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which literary period did Whitman write in?

The Renaissance

The Iron Age

Transcendentalism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

In "Leaves of Grass", what does Whitman mean when he says The United States is a "well-shaped heir"?

A new and better nation

A nation where the past still haunts the present

A nation that is going through tremendous change

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Whitman says that The United States does not repel the past, but accepts it.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Who is the main character in "Leaves of Grass"?

America

There is no main character

Walt Whitman

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The United States is not considered the greatest poem according to Whitman.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

According to Whitman, what makes The United States special?

Equality for all

Different cultures/heritages

Both A and B

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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