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