Chicago Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Chicago? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Whose style did Sandburg emulate in "Chicago"?


Walt Whitman's
Shakespeare's
Allen Ginsberg's
No one's; Sandburg's voice was 100% unique
Q. In what book of poems did "Chicago" first appear?


Leaves of Grass
Chicago Poems
Selected Poems
Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years
Q. Who is the "they" in "Chicago"?


New Yorkers
The British
Any and all Chicago haters
Prostitutes
Q. What kind of hat does the Chicago figure wear?


A helmet
A fedora
A skullcap
Trick question—he's bareheaded.
Q. Which body parts does Chicago have, as personified by Sandburg?


Shoulders, teeth, toes
Teeth, fingernails, toenails
Toenails, earlobes, shoulders
Teeth, shoulders, wrist