Walt Whitman Reading Quiz

What does the line below suggest about the speaker's general attitude toward nature?

"I am enamor’d of growing outdoors,"

• The speaker wants human beings to conquer and rule over nature.

• The speaker has very little experience in nature.

• The speaker is amazed by and drawn to nature.

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Which line from Section 1 of “Song of Myself,” best supports the following claim:

Whitman hopes to continue his celebration of self until his death.

• "I celebrate myself, and sing myself,"

• "I, now thirty-seven years old in perfect health begin, / Hoping to cease not till death."

• "I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass."

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What is the best interpretation of this excerpt from "Song of Myself"?

"I celebrate myself, and sing myself,

And what I assume you shall assume,

For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you."

• The speaker mourns his individuality, wishing that he could be one with those around him and not experience any separation.

• The speaker celebrates his individuality and rejects the idea that even a single atom, or part, of himself belongs to anyone else.

• The speaker celebrates his individuality, while also acknowledging that he is deeply interconnected with the members of society around him.

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In section 1 of "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman, the author shares a point of view that: he will let nature speak without check and with original energy.

Which of the following phrases/pieces of evidence best supports the claim above?

• "I celebrate myself, and sing myself,/ And what I assume you shall assume,/ For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you."

• "I harbor for good or bad, I permit to speak at every hazard, / Nature without check with original energy."

• "I loafe and invite my soul,/ I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass."

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What line from Section 14 best supports the following claim?

Whiteman not only loves all the people, animals, and parts of life, he is also part of them all. 

• "Of the builders and steerers of ships and the wielders of axes and mauls, and the drivers of horses, / I can eat and sleep with them week in and week out."

• "What is commonest, cheapest, nearest, easiest, is Me,"

• "The sharp-hoof’d moose of the north, the cat on the house-sill, the chickadee, the prairie-dog,"

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In section 14 of "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman, the author's point of view is that he sees himself in everything outside of himself. 

Which of the following phrases/pieces of evidence best supports the claim above?

• "The press of my foot to the earth springs a hundred affections,"

• "I see in them and myself the same old law."

• "I am enamour’d of growing out-doors,"

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In section 52 of "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman, the author's point of view is that there is no death, for we are reincarnated time and time again.

Which of the following phrases/pieces of evidence best supports the claim above?

• "I depart as air, I shake my white locks at the runaway sun,"

• "I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love,"

• "But I shall be good health to you nevertheless,"

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Which line below is the best example of Whitman's use of sensory language?

• "The clear light plays on the brown gray and green intertinged,"

• "What is commonest, cheapest, nearest, easiest, is Me."

• "I stop somewhere waiting for you,"

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Which of the following is not a theme in "Song of Myself"?

• the experience of being an individual who is connected to others in society

• the dangers of technology

• the power and beauty of the natural world

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The story of "Song of Myself" can be described as...

• The speaker wanders through the great cities of America and Europe, considering how human beings have created societies out of nothing.

• The speaker wanders through nature, observing and celebrating himself, plants, animals, and people in America.

• The speaker sits in his home, letting his mind wander back through the events of his childhood and his dreams for the future.

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