O Captain! My Captain! Test
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Do you understand the poem O Captain! My Captain! as well as you think?
- 1.What is the name of the author?
- A.
Walt Whitman
- B.
Walt Whitnam
- C.
Walt Disney
- D.
J.K. Rowling
- 2.What is the name of the author?
- A.
Walt Whitman
- B.
Walt Whitnam
- C.
Walt Disney
- D.
J.K. Rowling
- 3.What does the author compare the United States to?
- A.
A boat
- B.
A kayak
- C.
A ship
- D.
A rubber duck
- 4.What does the author compare the United States to?
- A.
A boat
- B.
A kayak
- C.
A ship
- D.
A rubber duck
- 5.What does the word exulting mean?
- A.
All of the below
- B.
Throwing up
- C.
Being happy
- D.
Rejoicing
- 6.What does the word exulting mean?
- A.
All of the below
- B.
Throwing up
- C.
Being happy
- D.
Rejoicing
- 7.True or False: Was the ship personified as "grim and daring"?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.True or False: The captain is alive and sees the happiness of the people
- A.
False
- B.
True
- 9.True or False: Was the ship personified as "grim and daring"?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.True or False: Abraham Lincoln is the Captain? (metaphorically speaking)
- A.
False
- B.
True
- 11.The flag is flung and the bugle trills for who?
- A.
The ship
- B.
The crew
- C.
The captain
- D.
The taco
- 12.True or False: The captain is alive and sees the happiness of the people
- A.
False
- B.
True
- 13.True or False: Abraham Lincoln is the Captain? (metaphorically speaking)
- A.
False
- B.
True
- 14.What does tread mean?
- A.
Step
- B.
Walk
- C.
Run
- D.
Hop
- 15.The flag is flung and the bugle trills for who?
- A.
The ship
- B.
The crew
- C.
The captain
- D.
The taco
- 16.True or False: The bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths are signs of defeat
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Walt Whitman wasn't formally introduced to ______________, but was moved by his death
- A.
The captain
- B.
Abraham Lincoln
- C.
The Vice President
- D.
John Jacob Jingleheimer Shmidt
- 18.What does tread mean?
- A.
Step
- B.
Walk
- C.
Run
- D.
Hop
- 19.What does rack mean in this poem?
- A.
Great problem
- B.
Great day
- C.
Great evil
- D.
Great stress
- 20.True or False: The bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths are signs of defeat
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.Walt Whitman wasn't formally introduced to ______________, but was moved by his death
- A.
The captain
- B.
Abraham Lincoln
- C.
The Vice President
- D.
John Jacob Jingleheimer Shmidt
- 22.What is the keel of the ship?
- A.
The main beam
- B.
The mast
- C.
The sails
- D.
The support
- 23.What does rack mean in this poem?
- A.
Great problem
- B.
Great day
- C.
Great evil
- D.
Great stress
- 24.Did the captain die? (don't fail me now!!)
- A.
Maybe
- B.
No
- C.
Yes
- D.
I can't tell
- 25.What is the keel of the ship?
- A.
The main beam
- B.
The mast
- C.
The sails
- D.
The support
- 26."My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will." What does that mean?
- A.
He is dead.
- B.
His father has gone numb in his arm
- C.
Abraham Lincoln passed away
- D.
The president has died, and has no ability to live, or any choice.
- 27.Did the captain die? (don't fail me now!!)
- A.
Maybe
- B.
No
- C.
Yes
- D.
I can't tell
- 28.True or false: Does Walt believe that this is just some cruel dream?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 29.Is this just a dream? A cruel dream that can be shaken away?
- A.
Unknown
- B.
No
- C.
Yes
- D.
All of the above
- 30."My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will." What does that mean?
- A.
He is dead.
- B.
His father has gone numb in his arm
- C.
Abraham Lincoln passed away
- D.
The president has died, and has no ability to live, or any choice.
- 31.True or False: The shores are empty, and no one is here.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 32.True or false: Does Walt believe that this is just some cruel dream?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 33.True or False: The ship sank before reaching the harbor
- A.
False
- B.
True
- 34.What does Walt Whitman compare our Civil War to?
- A.
A dreadful journey
- B.
A happy day
- C.
A fearful trip
- D.
A butterfly
- 35.True or False: The object won, and brought safely to shore is the Emancipation Proclamation, and the safety of our Union?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 36.Is this just a dream? A cruel dream that can be shaken away?
- A.
Unknown
- B.
No
- C.
Yes
- D.
All of the above
- 37.True or False: The shores are empty, and no one is here.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 38.True or False: The ship sank before reaching the harbor
- A.
False
- B.
True
- 39.What does Walt Whitman compare our Civil War to?
- A.
A dreadful journey
- B.
A happy day
- C.
A fearful trip
- D.
A butterfly
- 40.True or False: The object won, and brought safely to shore is the Emancipation Proclamation, and the safety of our Union?
- A.
True
- B.
False
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