O Captain! My Captain!

Quiz
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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
+5
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The use of the phrase "my Captain" in the title and throughout the poem suggests that the speaker
wants to be in charge of the ship.
feels very loyal to the Captain.
has a military background.
is the only one with the Captain.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which phrase suggests that the ship has survived a difficult situation?
"the prize we sought"
"O Captain!"
"the bells i hear"
"our fearful trip"
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The speaker says that the Captain's death "is some dream" because he
has had many dreams about the Captain.
has only imagined that the Captain is dead.
wishes the Captain's death were a dream.
realizes that the Captain has been sleeping.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
One extended metaphor in the poem is the comparison of
a journey to a ship's deck.
a ship to the country.
a captain to a ship.
a captain to a victory.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which phrase suggests that the Captain caused the celebration?
"It is some dream"
"Here Captain! Dear father!"
"This arm beneath your head!"
"For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
“O Captain! My Captain!” was written just after the end of the Civil War. The speaker’s description of a captain who dies most likely refers to
Walt Whitman
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The use of the phrase “my Captain” in the title and throughout the poem suggests that the speaker
wants to be in charge of the ship.
feels very loyal to the Captain.
has a military background.
is the only one with the Captain.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
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