O Captain! My Captain! Quiz
O Captain! My Captain! Quiz By: Walt Whitman20 Questions in all: 12 regular questions/ 8 true or false.
- 1.Which President is "O Captain! My Captain" based on?
- A.
Andrew Jackson
- B.
George Washington
- C.
Abraham Lincoln
- D.
John Adams
- 2.What consequence had the ship come upon?
- A.
Great stress.
- B.
Bad weather.
- C.
Death.
- D.
Everything was just right.
- 3.What is the definition of keel?
- A.
Materials for the ship.
- B.
Worker on the ship.
- C.
Frame supporting the bottom of the ship or boat.
- D.
Passenger of the ship.
- 4.What won over the ship?
- A.
Competition.
- B.
Price.
- C.
Emancipation.
- D.
Ship design.
- 5.After the death of the captain, what had dropped on the deck?
- A.
His knife.
- B.
His hat.
- C.
His blood.
- D.
All of the above.
- 6." Dear Father " means...
- A.
" Father of Our Nation "
- B.
" Our Country "
- C.
" God "
- D.
" Our People in hands "
- 7.What does it mean to "rise up and hear the bells?"
- A.
Nothing happens.
- B.
Destiny.
- C.
Spirits always wondering.
- D.
Live again.
- 8.What is the meaning of "bugle?"
- A.
Instrument.
- B.
Decoration.
- C.
Angel.
- D.
Feelings and Emotions.
- 9.The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all ____
- 10.What are the feelings of the people after the death?
- A.
Helpful and depressed.
- B.
Happy and joyful.
- C.
Relaxed and calm.
- 11.What is " Will " being used as?
- A.
Spirit.
- B.
Alive.
- C.
Dead and gone.
- D.
Angle.
- 12.Is the author Walt Whitman?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Is the ship held anchored at the scene of death?
- A.
False
- B.
True
- 14.Was the trip known as a "fearful" trip?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Does the Captain still walk his own ship?
- A.
False
- B.
True
- 16.Is this story connected with the death of Abraham Lincoln?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Does the flag rise just for the death?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Do the people just walk away from the man?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Since Lincoln has passed, is that the reason Whitman writes mostly about him?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Does the poem affect you in anyways? If not, what do you think will change the way you feel?
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