Think you’ve got your head wrapped around I Hear America Singing? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. In what century did Walt Whitman live?
eighteenth
nineteenth
twentieth
twenty-third
Q. What is Whitman most known for, other than his poetry?
His delicious cooking
His voice
His awesome beard
His peg leg
Q. Who did Whitman memorialize in "O Captain! My Captain!"
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Jean-Luc Picard
Q. In the first line of "I Hear America Singing," what does the speaker actually hear America singing?
"varied carols"
"Christmas carols"
"the theme from Star Wars"
"a couple of different songs"
Q. Other than singing, what are the good folks of this poem up to?
Eating
Researching time machines
Playin' baseball
Working