1 What is the setting of the poem? Richmond Harper's Ferry Washington D.C. Shenandoah 2 Which of the following phrases contains alliteration? "Hidden in the cap" "Slowly swaying" "The shadow on your green" "The meteor of war" 3 What word best describes the tone of the poem? Eerie Serene Gleeful Tragic 4 How many stanzas does the poem have? Twelve Seven Four Two 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 Robert E. Lee's capture of John Brown During John Brown's execution 7 What was John Brown fighting to end? The Civil War Commercial whaling Slavery The Fugitive Slave Act 8 What are meteors associated with? The cost of warfare The alignment of the solar system The foretelling of the future The cruelty of slavery 9 What is the poem's central theme? The life and work of Frederick Douglass The military tactics of Robert E. Lee The enduring (and predictive) legacy of John Brown The radical violence of John Brown's actions 10 What was Brown's most notable physical feature? His missing thumb The scar on his left cheek His long beard His shaved head 11 What type of stanzas are the poems made up of? Sestets Couplets Octaves Septet 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 Revolutionary War The War of 1812 The Vietnam War The Civil War 15 Where was John Brown captured? Pottowatomie Creek Quebec Lawrence Harper's Ferry 16 The phrase "the meteor of war" is an example of which of the following? Hyperbole Assonance Metaphor Metonymy 17 Which of the following historical events did NOT impact John Brown? The Kansas-Nebraska Act The assassination of Abraham Lincoln The caning of Charles Sumner The Fugitive Slave Act 18 What best describes the mood of the poem? Alarmed and afraid Eulogizing and grim Pensive and worried Subdued and optimistic 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 John Brown in the sixth line The number of lines The mention of Shenandoah in the fourth 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? Old John Brown Weird John Brown Strange John Brown Wrathful John Brown 22 What was the name of John Brown's cause? The Union Communism Abolition Federalism 23 Who was a noteworthy friend of John Brown? Preston Brooks Ralph Waldo Emerson Frederick Douglass Charles Sumner 24 What does the phrase "anguish none can draw" refer to? Henry David Thoreau's memorial for John Brown The national anxiety over the encroaching Civil War John Brown's pain over not ending slavery 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 Shenandoah is a town located exactly in the middle of the U.S. Because it refers to Shenandoah, Kansas Because the Shenandoah Valley is exactly even on both sides