At home on the hills of Vermont or in the woods of Maine or the Texan ranch comrade of Californians comrade of free north sweeteners of every hue caste am I of every rank and religion.
Why did Whitman compose these lines?
A. to point out the vastness of the United States
B to display the wide array of social classes of each region**
C to comment on the religious differences he noticed between regions
D to celebrate the different regions and people that make up the nation
Which of the following most influenced American music composed during the early 1800s?
A. Western cowboy anthems
B. European classical traditions
C. African American spirituals
D. music without lyrics**
At home on the hills of Vermont or in the woods of Maine, or the Texan ranch, comrade of Californians, comrade of free North-Westerners. . . . of every hue and caste am I, of every rank and religion.
—Walt Whitman, Song of Myself
Use the passage to answer the question.
Why did Whitman compose these lines?
A. to point out the vastness of the United States
B. to display the wide array of social classes of each region
C. to comment on the religious differences he noticed between regions
D. to celebrate the different regions and people that make up the nation
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To answer the first question, Whitman composed these lines to celebrate the different regions and people that make up the nation, so the correct answer is D.
As for the second question, the option that most influenced American music composed during the early 1800s would be European classical traditions, so the correct answer is B.