1 Which of the following is NOT a contrast present in the first stanza? Large vs. small Still vs. moving Loud vs. quiet Black vs. white 2 What is the first body part of the blackbird we see? eye shadow beak wing 3 To what does the speaker compare his state of being "of three minds?" To three blackbirds in flight To a tree containing three blackbirds To three different snowy nights To three different men looking at a blackbird 4 Other than the three minds and three blackbirds of section II, what is another trinity (union of three things) in the poem? The carriage, window, and snow The blackbird, snow, and mountain The three men of Haddam The man, woman, and blackbird 5 Which is more beautiful, inflections or innuendoes? Neither, because the blackbird is neither beautiful nor interesting Innuendoes, because the speaker appreciates what he cannot understand Inflections, because the birdsong is euphonious to the ear Neither, because the speaker does not know which to prefer 6 What is the blackbird doing when it is only "a small part of the pantomime?" Singing to the poet Sitting amid the snow Flying in the wind Tracing its shadow 7 Which of the following is NOT an image that helps create the mood of terror in section VI? the icicles on the glass the shadow the back-and-forth motion of the blackbird the raging wind 8 How are the "thin men of Haddam" wasting their time? By imagining idealized birds that don't exist By worrying too much about their lack of knowledge By writing love songs to the women By writing poems about blackbirds 9 Other than "noble accents / And lucid, inescapable rhythms," what does the speaker claim to know? That the blackbird's song is more beautiful than his poetry will ever be That the blackbird is a messenger of Heaven That the blackbird is involved in what he knows That the blackbird is an omen of death 10 What might the "edge / Of one of many circles" represent? The edge between what we can see and not see The edge between what is beautiful and ugly The edge between afternoon and evening The edge of the town of Haddam 11 Who are the bawds of euphony? Women who are ignored by the men of Haddam Women who have beautiful singing voices People who write blackbirds into epic poems People who like poetry that is pretty but superficial 12 How might we describe the man in the glass coach, based on the tone of the poem's imagery? A down-to-earth man of nature A man who perceives himself as superior An attentive and wise reader A great poet 13 What does the man in the coach actually see when he gets frightened? The shadow of his equipment The darkening sky of evening The ice on his window Three blackbirds in a tree 14 Why does the speaker assume "The blackbird must be flying?" The mountains are empty. The wind is blowing. The day is ending. The river is moving. 15 What time of day is it when the poem ends? A busy midday in town A dark afternoon A snowy dawn Midnight 16 Where is the last place we see the blackbird? Walking around the speaker's feet Sitting in the branches of a tree Flying out of our line of sight Flying alongside a train 17 Which season is evoked most often by the imagery in the poem? summer winter spring autumn 18 What do glass windows most likely represent in the poem? The key to understanding nature The viewer's internal prejudices The viewer's point of view The poet's linguistic craft 19 What type of sentence does Stevens use in the section about the men of Haddam, that he uses nowhere else in the poem? Questions Commands Run-ons Fragments 20 Which image is most often associated with fright? Other men A shadow Tree limbs The eye of the blackbird 21 Which of the following best describes the difference between the blackbird's presence in section I and section XIII? fear vs. tranquility unknown vs. known visible vs. invisible motion vs. stillness 22 Other than sight, what sense is used most often to describe the blackbird? Smell Hearing Taste Touch 23 What does the poem suggest is something about interpretation of nature that we should be willing to accept? The lack of viable material to write poems about Tragedy Uncertainty and ambiguity Hostility 24 Stevens said that this sequence of stanzas is meant to be a collection of ________. aphorisms contradicting viewpoints explanations sensations 25 What does the poem suggest is the difference between finding the blackbird beautiful and finding it terrifying? Our mental perspective The time of year What the blackbird is doing Our geographic location