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Individualism - Whitman

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

The movement Walt Whitman is associated with is the

a)

Modernism movement

b)

Romanticism movement

c)

Neoclassical movement

d)

Enlightenment movenent

2.

Walt Whitman is also known as

a)

America's Poet

b)

Bard of Democracy

c)

Good Gray Poet

d)

All of the above

3.

Individualism is best defined as

a)

the factor of saving money

b)

the habit of being self-reliant favoring freedom over state control

c)

a collection of ideas and contributions

d)

a form of socialism

4.

Whitman's poetry uses

a)

rhyme scheme and meter

b)

onomatopoeia and simile

c)

free verse and anaphora

d)

hyperbole and metaphor

5.

You would most likely find Whitman

a)

In an office building

b)

On a river boat cruise

c)

Outside in nature

d)

Shopping at the mall

6.

Whitman's "Oh Captain My Captain" poem was written for

a)

himself

b)

his brother who was wounded in the Civil War

c)

President Lincoln

d)

Americans

7.

Who threw Whitman's work in the trash stating it was "pornographic"?

a)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

b)

Emily Dickinson

c)

Whitman's father

d)

Herman Melville

8.

Whitman was most known for his _______ thinking.

a)

radical

b)

conservative

c)

creative

d)

responsible

9.

Which of the following did Whitman's work challenge?

a)

Government

b)

Family Dynamics

c)

Religious Institutions

d)

All of the above

10.

Whitman published what work about the Civil War?

a)

Drum Solo

b)

Drum taps

c)

Shiny weapon

d)

Underground activity

11.

What is the most accurate conclusion that readers can draw from these lines in the selection 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.

a)

Whitman believes that he is an epic hero.

b)

Whitman has an appreciation for science.

c)

Whitman views humanity as epic heroes.

d)

Whitman thinks he writes superior poetry.

12.

Which is the ampler unit of measure: a pint or a cup?

a)

Pint

b)

Cup

13.

Ampler, vast, teeming, breadth, prolific and multitudes are all words relating to

a)

Strength

b)

Options

c)

Large Amounts or Sizes

d)

Poetic Devices

14.

Another word for Diction is

a)

Word Choice

b)

Paragraphs

c)

Milky Way

d)

Exhaustion

15.

What is sensory language?

a)

Language with sensitive subjects

b)

Curse words

c)

Words and phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses

d)

Forbidden