Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman - COMP.CHECK 1

According to Whitman, America's view of the past is:

• resentful

• calm and accepting

• impatient

• dismissive

Whitman compares America to:

• a poem

• a novel

• a play

• a song

What type of nature does Whitman say Americans possess?

• practical

• poetical

• angry

• reserved

Whitman describes America as a "teeming nation of":

• cities

• ideas

• nations

• poems

What does Whitman say America's "hospitality" indicates?

• heroes

• scholars

• warriors

• writers

According to Whitman, what does America embrace?

• people from all backgrounds

• only the wealthy

• only the young

• only the educated

What does the word "teeming" suggest about America?

• empty

• full of life

• quiet

• isolated

Whitman uses the word "ample" to describe:

• small spaces

• America's greatness

• simple towns

• deserts

America, according to Whitman, is compared to:

• a poem

• a story

• a painting

• a song

What does "vast" mean in this context?

• small

• very large

• limited

• clear