1 What is the setting of the poem? Harper's Ferry Washington D.C. Shenandoah Richmond 2 Which of the following phrases contains alliteration? "Hidden in the cap" "The shadow on your green" "The meteor of war" "Slowly swaying" 3 What word best describes the tone of the poem? Gleeful Eerie Serene Tragic 4 How many stanzas does the poem have? Seven Four Two Twelve 5 What phrase is exclaimed twice in the poem? "Weird John Brown!" "Shenandoah!" "His soul goes marching on!" "The meteor of war!" 6 When does the poem take place? During Abraham Lincoln's signing of the Emancipation Proclamation During John Brown's execution During John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry During Robert E. Lee's capture of John Brown 7 What was John Brown fighting to end? Slavery Commercial whaling The Civil War The Fugitive Slave Act 8 What are meteors associated with? The cruelty of slavery The alignment of the solar system The cost of warfare The foretelling of the future 9 What is the poem's central theme? The military tactics of Robert E. Lee The enduring (and predictive) legacy of John Brown The life and work of Frederick Douglass The radical violence of John Brown's actions 10 What was Brown's most notable physical feature? His missing thumb His shaved head His long beard The scar on his left cheek 11 What type of stanzas are the poems made up of? Octaves Couplets Sestets Septet 12 Which of the follow lines contains personification? "Gaunt the shadow on your green," "(Weird John Brown)," "The cut is on the crown" "So your future veils its face," 13 What is the poem's final image? The grass of the Shenandoah Valley A confederate soldier A cloud of rifle smoke A meteor 14 What war was Brown's rebellion and death a "portent" of? The Civil War The War of 1812 The Vietnam War The Revolutionary War 15 Where was John Brown captured? Harper's Ferry Pottowatomie Creek Quebec Lawrence 16 The phrase "the meteor of war" is an example of which of the following? Assonance Hyperbole Metaphor Metonymy 17 Which of the following historical events did NOT impact John Brown? The assassination of Abraham Lincoln The Kansas-Nebraska Act The Fugitive Slave Act The caning of Charles Sumner 18 What best describes the mood of the poem? Alarmed and afraid Pensive and worried Subdued and optimistic Eulogizing and grim 19 Which of the following does NOT describe a structural similarity between the two stanzas? The number of lines The mention of Shenandoah in the fourth line A description of Harper's Ferry in the first line The mention of John Brown in the sixth line 20 Which of the following is a theme the poem explores? Urban living Religion Civic duty The law 21 Which of the following was John Brown's mocking nickname? Strange John Brown Weird John Brown Wrathful John Brown Old John Brown 22 What was the name of John Brown's cause? The Union Abolition Communism Federalism 23 Who was a noteworthy friend of John Brown? Frederick Douglass Preston Brooks Charles Sumner Ralph Waldo Emerson 24 What does the phrase "anguish none can draw" refer to? John Brown's physical pain The national anxiety over the encroaching Civil War Henry David Thoreau's memorial for John Brown John Brown's pain over not ending slavery 25 Why does the line "Shenandoah!" fall in the middle of both stanzas? Because the Shenandoah Valley is exactly even on both sides Because Shenandoah is a town located exactly in the middle of the U.S. Because it refers to the dividing line between the North and South that determined slavery's legality Because it refers to Shenandoah, Kansas