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