1 What is the setting of the poem? Harper's Ferry Richmond Shenandoah Washington D.C. 2 Which of the following phrases contains alliteration? "Slowly swaying" "Hidden in the cap" "The shadow on your green" "The meteor of war" 3 What word best describes the tone of the poem? Serene Gleeful Eerie Tragic 4 How many stanzas does the poem have? Twelve Seven Four Two 5 What phrase is exclaimed twice in the poem? "Weird John Brown!" "His soul goes marching on!" "Shenandoah!" "The meteor of war!" 6 When does the poem take place? During Abraham Lincoln's signing of the Emancipation Proclamation During Robert E. Lee's capture of John Brown During John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry During John Brown's execution 7 What was John Brown fighting to end? The Fugitive Slave Act Slavery Commercial whaling The Civil War 8 What are meteors associated with? The foretelling of the future The cost of warfare The alignment of the solar system The cruelty of slavery 9 What is the poem's central theme? The enduring (and predictive) legacy of John Brown The military tactics of Robert E. Lee The radical violence of John Brown's actions The life and work of Frederick Douglass 10 What was Brown's most notable physical feature? The scar on his left cheek His shaved head His long beard His missing thumb 11 What type of stanzas are the poems made up of? Sestets Couplets Septet Octaves 12 Which of the follow lines contains personification? "The cut is on the crown" "(Weird John Brown)," "Gaunt the shadow on your green," "So your future veils its face," 13 What is the poem's final image? A meteor A confederate soldier The grass of the Shenandoah Valley A cloud of rifle smoke 14 What war was Brown's rebellion and death a "portent" of? The Revolutionary War The Civil War The War of 1812 The Vietnam War 15 Where was John Brown captured? Lawrence Harper's Ferry Quebec Pottowatomie Creek 16 The phrase "the meteor of war" is an example of which of the following? Hyperbole Metaphor Assonance Metonymy 17 Which of the following historical events did NOT impact John Brown? The caning of Charles Sumner The assassination of Abraham Lincoln The Fugitive Slave Act The Kansas-Nebraska Act 18 What best describes the mood of the poem? Alarmed and afraid Pensive and worried Eulogizing and grim Subdued and optimistic 19 Which of the following does NOT describe a structural similarity between the two stanzas? The number of lines The mention of John Brown in the sixth line The mention of Shenandoah in the fourth line A description of Harper's Ferry in the first line 20 Which of the following is a theme the poem explores? Urban living The law Religion Civic duty 21 Which of the following was John Brown's mocking nickname? Weird John Brown Strange John Brown Wrathful John Brown Old John Brown 22 What was the name of John Brown's cause? The Union Communism Federalism Abolition 23 Who was a noteworthy friend of John Brown? Preston Brooks Charles Sumner Ralph Waldo Emerson Frederick Douglass 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 physical pain John Brown's pain over not ending slavery 25 Why does the line "Shenandoah!" fall in the middle of both stanzas? Because it refers to Shenandoah, Kansas 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 the Shenandoah Valley is exactly even on both sides