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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes
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1
Old Ironsides is about ____________.
Silverware
A warship
Vehicles
2
In the first stanza, the chambered nautilus is described as –
a siren that will lead you into the deep seas
webs of living gauze that restrain its movements
a purple creature that is drawn to the siren’s songs
a nautical vessel that sets sail in summer
3
Both "The Chambered Nautilus" and "Old Ironsides" are similar because they...
No similarities between the two
Both mention nautical gods or creatures and praise them
They both deal with American history
Both are about sea shells
4
The purpose of Old Ironsides is to ___________.
Inform readers about a ship.
Persuade readers to help save a ship from the War or 1812.
Inform readers about Oliver Holmes' time in the war.
5
Holmes’s observation of the chambered nautilus –
is comparable to journeys in Greek mythology
leads to insights about the human soul
is an extended analogy
provides answers to life’s big questions
6
When the nautilus outgrows its chambers, it –
painstakingly rebuilds a new chamber
confronts an age-old problem facing retirees
seeks protection by hiding in its archway
cannot turn back the clock but will continue to grow
7
what kind of foot is substituted for the iamb at the beginning of many lines of "The Chambered Nautilus?"
dimeter
iambic
monometer
trochaic
8
In the following line, which word extends the boating metaphor, "Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl"?
living
webs
gauze
unfurl
9
Wrote "The Chambered Nautilus"
John Greenleaf Whittier
William Cullen Bryant
Olver Wendel Holmes
James Russel Lowe
10
Why was the USS nicknamed Old Ironsides?
Because the sailors ate cereal with iron in it
because it was made of iron
Because Old Gold Sides was taken
Because cannonballs bounced off of its sides
11
If the USS Constitution was made of wood, not iron, why was it nicknamed Old Ironsides?
cannonballs did not do much damage, sides were like iron
because it smelled like iron
they made iron on the ship
the cannonballs were made of iron
12
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whittier, Oliver Wendell Holmes, William C. Bryant
Fireside poets
slant rhymers
Transcendentalists
Dark Romantics
13
What is the rhyme scheme of "The Chambered Nautilus"?
AABBCDCD
AAABBAC
ABABCC
AABBBCC
14
Why was Oliver Wendell Holmes against the destruction of Old Ironsides?
He wanted the navy decommissioned.
Countries feared the ship
To keep the symbolism of such an important ship alive
He wanted other ships to be modeled like it
15
Holmes compares the new chambers that the nautilus has built to –
fine stairways and archways of a modern home
a life that humans have built with no regrets
a difficult process of rebuilding a wrecked home
a final dream house that people want in life
16
What is the speaker describing in "The Chambered Nautilus"
Shark
Sirens
Horse
A broken shell
17
Who was Oliver Wendell Holmes?
A famous newspaper publisher
An infamous convict whose rights were violated
A famous Justice of the Supreme Court
A famous leader of the Confederacy
18
William Cullen Bryant wrote "The Chambered Nautilus."
False
True
19
Where was Oliver Wendell Holmes born?
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Naylorville, Ohio
Boston Massachusetts
20
Oliver Wendell Holmes was nominated to the __________.
House of Representatives
Senate
Supreme Court