1 What is the setting of the poem? Richmond Harper's Ferry Shenandoah Washington D.C. 2 Which of the following phrases contains alliteration? "The meteor of war" "Hidden in the cap" "Slowly swaying" "The shadow on your green" 3 What word best describes the tone of the poem? Tragic Serene Gleeful Eerie 4 How many stanzas does the poem have? Four Twelve Seven Two 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 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? The Fugitive Slave Act Commercial whaling The Civil War Slavery 8 What are meteors associated with? The alignment of the solar system The cost of warfare The foretelling of the future The cruelty of slavery 9 What is the poem's central theme? The military tactics of Robert E. Lee The radical violence of John Brown's actions The enduring (and predictive) legacy of John Brown 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? Septet Sestets Octaves Couplets 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 A cloud of rifle smoke A meteor The grass of the Shenandoah Valley 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? Quebec Lawrence Harper's Ferry Pottowatomie Creek 16 The phrase "the meteor of war" is an example of which of the following? Hyperbole Metonymy Assonance Metaphor 17 Which of the following historical events did NOT impact John Brown? The Fugitive Slave Act The caning of Charles Sumner The Kansas-Nebraska Act The assassination of Abraham Lincoln 18 What best describes the mood of the poem? Eulogizing and grim Alarmed and afraid Pensive and worried Subdued and optimistic 19 Which of the following does NOT describe a structural similarity between the two stanzas? The mention of Shenandoah in the fourth line A description of Harper's Ferry in the first line The number of lines The mention of John Brown in the sixth line 20 Which of the following is a theme the poem explores? Religion Civic duty The law Urban living 21 Which of the following was John Brown's mocking nickname? Strange John Brown Weird John Brown Old John Brown Wrathful John Brown 22 What was the name of John Brown's cause? Communism Federalism Abolition The Union 23 Who was a noteworthy friend of John Brown? Preston Brooks Charles Sumner Frederick Douglass Ralph Waldo Emerson 24 What does the phrase "anguish none can draw" refer to? The national anxiety over the encroaching Civil War John Brown's physical pain John Brown's pain over not ending slavery Henry David Thoreau's memorial for John Brown 25 Why does the line "Shenandoah!" fall in the middle of both stanzas? Because the Shenandoah Valley is exactly even on both sides Because it refers to the dividing line between the North and South that determined slavery's legality Because it refers to Shenandoah, Kansas Because Shenandoah is a town located exactly in the middle of the U.S.