O Captain! My Captain

O Captain! My Captain

8th Grade

10 Qs

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O Captain! My Captain

O Captain! My Captain

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English

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.10, RI. 9-10.1, RL.8.4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

1. “O Captain! My Captain!” was written just after the end of the Civil War. The speaker’s description of a captain who dies most likely refers to

A Walt Whitman

B Abraham Lincoln

C Jefferson Davis

D Robert E. Lee

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

2. The use of the phrase “my Captain” in the title and throughout the poem suggests that the speaker

A wants to be in charge of the ship.

B feels very loyal to the Captain.

C has a military background.

D is the only one with the Captain.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

3. Which phrase suggests that the ship has survived a difficult situation?

A “the prize we sought”

B “O Captain!”

C “the bells I hear”

D “our fearful trip”

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

4. The speaker says that the Captain’s death “is some dream” because he

A has had many dreams about the Captain.

B has only imagined that the Captain is dead

C wishes the Captain’s death were a dream

D realizes that the Captain has been sleeping

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

5. The repetition of the phrase “fallen cold and dead” emphasizes

A the importance of the death to the speaker

B the speaker’s lack of feeling about the death.

C the insensitivity of the victory celebration.

D the deaths of soldiers during the war.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

6. What does the phrase “the prize we sought is won” refer to?

A President Lincoln’s death

B winning the Civil War

C discovery of a treasure

D the ship’s arrival in port

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

7. You can tell that the poem is an elegy because the speaker is

A telling a story

B sharing ideas about nature.

C describing a historical event

D reflecting on a death.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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