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Out of Many, One: Rhetoric in The Gettysburg Address and "O Captain! My Captain!" Answers

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Read these lines from "O Captain! My Captain!".O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;Rise up – for you the flag is flung – for you the bugle trills;For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths – for you the shores a-crowding;For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;

A
People on a boat are happy to be returning home from a trip.
B
The people of the country are celebrating Lincoln’s victory.
C
People are crowding the shore, waiting for a boat to dock.
D
A celebration is being held by the passengers of a ship.
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Which extended metaphor does Whitman use throughout "O Captain! My Captain!?"

A
Whitman compares Lincoln to a ship captain.
B
Whitman compares Lincoln to a passenger.
C
Whitman compares Lincoln to another president.
D
Whitman compares Lincoln to a crew member.
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Read Lincoln’s statement from "The Gettysburg Address."The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.

A
As time passes, people will not remember the speech of the soldiers.
B
The progress made by the soldiers has more impact than words.
C
The world does not care about the soldiers’ actions.
D
Speeches have more importance and lasting power than actions.
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Read Lincoln’s statement from "The Gettysburg Address."But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate – we cannot consecrate – we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.

A
by saying that the people do not have the power to make the land sacred.
B
by saying that it is up to the people to consecrate the land for the soldiers.
C
by discussing how the land should be considered sacred and holy.
D
by repeating how people cannot make the land as sacred as the soldiers have.
5

Which statement best describes the significance of comparing Lincoln’s death to the death of a captain on his ship in "O Captain! My Captain!"?

A
When a ship captain dies, everyone is sad, just as when Lincoln died, everyone was sad about it.
B
When a ship captain dies, it is a tragedy, because he is the leader of the boat, just as Lincoln was the leader of the country.
C
When the captain dies, the ship can no longer sail, just as when Lincoln died, the war ended.
D
When a ship captain dies, someone takes his place, just as when Lincoln died, someone took his place.
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Read this line from "O Captain! My Captain!".The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won;

A
They won a game.
B
They found a lost treasure.
C
They won an election.
D
The North has won the Civil War.
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Read Lincoln’s statement from "The Gettysburg Address."It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.

A
for people to continue the unfinished work of the soldiers
B
for people to disregard the progress that soldiers have made
C
for people to dedicate themselves to making speeches
D
for people to question the actions of the soldiers
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Read Lincoln’s statement from "The Gettysburg Address."It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.

A
highlights how many brave soldiers died during the war.
B
allows him to avoid describing what people should do next.
C
clarifies that people have to continue the work of the soldiers.
D
encourages people to feel grateful that they are still alive.
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Read these lines from "O Captain! My Captain!".O the bleeding drops of red,Where on the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead.

A
Whitman compares Lincoln’s death to what the death for all the soldiers was like.
B
Whitman compares Lincoln’s death to the loss of one of the army generals.
C
Whitman compares Lincoln’s death to the loss of losing a family member in the war.
D
Whitman compares Lincoln’s tragic death to a captain lying dead on the deck of his ship.
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Read this excerpt from Lincoln’s "The Gettysburg Address."But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate – we cannot consecrate – we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.

A
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won;
B
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring:
C
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;
D
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;

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