Question 1

Which of Whitman's contemporaries famously praised &#34;Leaves of Grass&#34; as &#34;the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom America has yet contributed&#34;?&#10;A)henry wadsworth longfellow&#10;B)henry david thoreau&#10;C)oliver wendell holmes&#10;D)ralph waldo emerson

Accepted Answer

Ralph Waldo Emerson famously praised Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass," considering it a significant contribution to American literature and philosophy.

Question 2

&#34;Passage to India&#34; is an example of which Literary Movement?&#10;A)romanticism&#10;B)transcendentalism&#10;C)black art movement&#10;D)imagism

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"Passage to India" is associated with transcendentalism, a movement that emphasizes the inherent goodness of people and nature, as well as a belief in an ideal spiritual state that transcends the physical and empirical. The work reflects transcendentalist ideals through its exploration of the spiritual and mystical aspects of the Indian subcontinent and its culture.

Question 3

Opening stanza of &#34;Passage to India&#34; celebrates which of the following great engineering achievements?&#10;A)the laying of the transatlantic undersea cable&#10;B)the joining of the union pacific and central pacific railroads at utah&#10;C)invention of steam engine&#10;D)the opening of the suez canal

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The opening stanza of "Passage to India" celebrates the opening of the Suez Canal, which was a major engineering achievement that connected the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, allowing ships to travel between Europe and Asia without having to go around Africa.

Question 4

Who is the &#34;The Admiral himself&#34; described in the poem &#34;Passage to India&#34;?&#10;A)marco polo&#10;B)alexander&#10;C)columbus&#10;D)tamerlane

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In the poem "Passage to India" by Walt Whitman, "The Admiral himself" refers to Christopher Columbus, who is celebrated for his voyages that opened up the passage to the Americas.

Question 5

Those oppressive &#34;Cathedral Tunes&#34; reflect the poem's (&#34;There is a certain slant of Light&#34;) theme of&#10;A)isolation&#10;B)mortality&#10;C)immortality&#10;D)versions of reality

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The poem "There is a certain slant of light" by Emily Dickinson explores the theme of mortality, as it reflects on the inevitability of death and the fleeting nature of life.

Question 6

That 'Heavenly Hurt' in &#34;There is a certain slant of Light&#34; that leaves no scar works with the speaker's sense of&#10;A)time&#10;B)suffering&#10;C)mortality&#10;D)spirituality

Accepted Answer

The phrase 'Heavenly Hurt' suggests an emotional or psychological suffering that is profound and impactful, yet leaves no physical mark, aligning with the theme of suffering.

Question 7

The lines &#34;When it comes, the Landscape listens - Shadows - hold their breath&#34; in &#34;There is a certain slant of Light&#34; is an example of?&#10;A)simile&#10;B)metaphor&#10;C)pathetic fallacy&#10;D)anaphora

Accepted Answer

This is an example of pathetic fallacy, where human emotions or behaviors are attributed to nature or inanimate objects, in this case, the landscape listening and shadows holding their breath.

Question 8

How did Dickinson intend for the light to be viewed in &#34;There is a certain slant of Light&#34;?&#10;A)oppressive&#10;B)welcoming&#10;C)enchanting&#10;D)cold

Accepted Answer

Dickinson intended for the light to be viewed as oppressive, as it brings a sense of despair and heaviness, akin to the weight of cathedral tunes or the feeling of an internal affliction.

Question 9

That &#34;seal Despair&#34; in &#34;There is a certain slant of Light&#34; is a sort of metaphor for the speaker's&#10;A)perseverance&#10;B)mortality&#10;C)versions of reality&#10;D)suffering

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The phrase "seal Despair" in the poem "There is a certain slant of light" by Emily Dickinson metaphorically represents the speaker's suffering, as it conveys the idea of despair being stamped or imprinted upon the speaker's psyche, illustrating the weight and permanence of their emotional pain.

Question 10

When the landscape &#34;listens&#34; in &#34;There is a certain slant of Light&#34;, it brings to mind the poem's theme of&#10;A)society and class&#10;B)awe and amazement&#10;C)truth&#10;D)transformation

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The landscape "listens" in "There is a certain slant of Light" brings to mind the poem's theme of awe and amazement because the landscape is personified as a living thing that is able to experience emotions. This suggests that the landscape is not just a passive backdrop for the poem's events, but is an active participant in the poem's world.

Question 11

What is the literal meaning of the title &#34;Home Burial&#34;?&#10;A)death of marriage&#10;B)a broken home&#10;C)the death of the child&#10;D)a broken marriage

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Question 12

In &#34;Home Burial&#34;, what is the mother's name?&#10;A)paris&#10;B)sabrina&#10;C)amy&#10;D)winifred

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Question 13

What does the wife see through the window at the beginning of &#34;Home Burial&#34;?&#10;A)horsemen approaching&#10;B)the coroner's wagon&#10;C)her child's grave&#10;D)her husband returning

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Question 14

What is the metaphorical meaning of the title &#34;Home Burial&#34;?&#10;A)the end of the marriage&#10;B)end of life&#10;C)beginning of a new life&#10;D)a new chapter in their lives

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Question 15

Who makes the ice cream in &#34;The Emperor of Ice Cream&#34;?&#10;A)the mother&#10;B)the speaker&#10;C)the roller of big cigars&#10;D)the newspaper boys

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Question 16

Which is NOT an adjective you could apply to the cigar man in &#34;The Emperor of Ice Cream&#34;, based on the poem's description of him?&#10;A)masculine&#10;B)capable&#10;C)strong&#10;D)arrogant

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Question 17

What is embroidered on the sheet used to cover the body in &#34;The Emperor of Ice Cream&#34;?&#10;A)birds&#10;B)hearts&#10;C)flowers&#10;D)leaves

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Question 18

What part of the woman's body might remain visible in &#34;The Emperor of Ice Cream&#34;?&#10;A)her wrinkled hands&#10;B)her closed eyes&#10;C)her stringy hair&#10;D)her horny feet

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Question 19

What are the wenches doing in &#34;The Emperor of Ice Cream&#34;?&#10;A)wrapping up the body&#10;B)taking care of the boys&#10;C)complaining&#10;D)hanging around

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Question 20

Who is the blue-eyed boy in E.E. Cummings' poem 'Buffalo Bill's/defunct'?&#10;A)buffalo bill&#10;B)mr. death&#10;C)e.e. cummings&#10;D)e.e. cummings\ son

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Question 21

What colour is the stallion in &#34;Buffalo Bill's defunct&#34;?&#10;A)red&#10;B)black&#10;C)silver&#10;D)white

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Question 22

What is the original name of 'Buffalo Bill'?&#10;A)william scout&#10;B)william cody&#10;C)william bill&#10;D)william west

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Question 23

The poem &#34;I, Too&#34; references which dark portion of America's past?&#10;A)the civil war&#10;B)slavery&#10;C)the civil rights movement&#10;D)prohibition

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Question 24

What is the point of view in the poem, &#34;I, Too&#34;?&#10;A)1st person&#10;B)2nd person&#10;C)3rd person&#10;D)4th person

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Question 25

In the poem, &#34;I, Too,&#34; America is a symbol for . . .&#10;A)death&#10;B)slavery&#10;C)money&#10;D)freedom

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Deck 9: American Poetry