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