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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. Which is the most logical description of who "You" is in line 1?
(a) People of the past.
(b) Scholars and critics.
(c) An unnamed oppressor.
(d) A romantic partner.

2. What words create a refrain in the final two stanzas of the poem?
(a) "Still I rise."
(b) "I rise and rise."
(c) "I rise."
(d) "Again I rise."

3. How does the speaker characterize herself in line 4?
(a) Brave and perseverent.
(b) Lighthearted and silly.
(c) Intelligent and curious.
(d) Lively and confident.

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

5. What technique is used in lines 7 and 8, "’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells/ Pumping in my living room"?
(a) Juxtaposition.
(b) Personification.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which technique is frequently used at the beginnings of stanzas?

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

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

4. Which is the best definition of "beset" in line 6?

5. Where does the speaker say she obtained her gifts?

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