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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Still I Rise," Lines 1 - 43 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of "certainty" does the speaker claim to have in line 10?
(a) The "certainty of air."
(b) The "certainty of springtime."
(c) The "certainty of tides."
(d) The "certainty of history."

2. Which technique is frequently used at the beginnings of stanzas?
(a) Cacophony.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Internal rhyme.
(d) Rhetorical question.

3. What precious stones does the speaker use to evoke beauty and value in the simile in line 27?
(a) Rubies.
(b) Emeralds.
(c) Sapphires.
(d) Diamonds.

4. Which is the best definition of "beset" in line 6?
(a) Decorated.
(b) Troubled.
(c) Inspired.
(d) Cradled.

5. What technique does the first line of the poem, "You may write me down in history," introduce?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Catalog.
(c) Apostrophe.
(d) Verbal irony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What body of water does the speaker claim to be in the eighth stanza?

2. How does the speaker characterize herself in line 4?

3. Who is the author of "Still I Rise"?

4. What techniques are used in line 19, "’Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines"?

5. In line 17, what kind of a person is described by the word "haughtiness"?

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